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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 71

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tive of India. The fibre is employed to make cord- end of a sleeve, by which it is connected with the body ofthe garment under the arm, for the purpose of giving moreplay to the latter. Small ones are also inserted at theopenings above the wristbands of a shirt, to prevent thetearing of the seam.… … FIG. 475. GUIPURE RENAISSANCE. age, and also a kind of coarse linen, called Tat. Themanufacture of Gunny or Bagging Cloth is one of theprincipal occupations of the lower orders in Bengal,Bombay, and Madras; and, owing to its great strengthand cheapness, it is in extensive demand in all countries.In…

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