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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 60

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ur lines each time. Ovals.—These are long loops of an oval shape workedin the centre of a square mesh, or in the centre of fourmeshes. To work: Twist the thread round the nettedfoundation until it reaches the centre of a square, thencarry it down from the top to the bottom line of the mesh,loop it… … Fin. 113. Guipure dAkt—Ovals and Toint dEeteit Stitch.to the next square. Fig. 418 is an illustration of a piece of Picot.—These ornaments to the edge of Wheels, Bars,and the outer edge of Guipure, are made in various ways.To finish a Bar or an Edge with a fringe <>f loops: Work aButtonhole…

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