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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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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.… … Fig. C9I. Etching Embroidery doyleys and small pictures. Fig. 392 is an illustrationof a pattern intended for a picture, and is worked asfollows: Draw the design in pencil upon jean, and tint it THE DICTIONARY OF NEEDLEWORK. 201 with -washes of sepia, then outline all the chief parts withfine black…

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