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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 73

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heleft, except the two pairs immediately inside the pins uponeach side of the leaf. These two pairs are never twisted,but a Whole or Cloth Stitch is made as the workingBobbins pass them at the beginning and end of each row.The effect of this is to form the streak upon each side ofthe leaf in Fig.… … Fig. 47<j. Leaf in II.u.f Si.tch. which is already twisted, put the middle left-hand Bobbinover the middle right, twist both pairs once to the left;bring the next pair forward, and put the middle left-handBobbin over the middle right hand, and twist both pairsonce; continue to bring forward a…

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