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The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described (1882)

Caulfeild, S. F. A. (Sophia Frances Anne), 1824-1911, Saward, Blanche C · London : A.W. Cowan · leaf 16

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Fio, 392. ETCHING EMBROIDERY. Take a sable brush, and form the sky by washing insepia for the darker parts, leaving the surface ofthe silk untouched for the white clouds; and thencolour the rest of the picture with washes of sepia, inshades corresponding to those of the engraving. Thread PPPfc MHr… … Fig. 393. Etching Embroidery. a needle with fine black silk, and commence to coverthe painting. Leave unworked all light parts, such asthe sky; work the medium tint with run lines of black Stitches; commence them close together, and end themmore apart. Work the foliage of frees in fine FrenchKnots.…

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