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 32
e they cross on thepaper pattern with a Cross Stitch, thus forming thediamond pattern shown in Fig. 410. The effect of thework depends upon the regularity of these diamonds, so the Cross Stitches must be placed exactly over the junctionof the traced lines. Carry the wool from one stitch tothe… … Fig. 411. Frame Work. into the frame, and the wool is doubled; two colours,one light and one dark, are used in the groundwork, thelight colour to form the stars, the dark the diamonds andsquares. The light wool is put diagonally round the pegs,and fills in the centre outside squares; the dark wool…
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