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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 150

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No. 314. Lamp Mat. Foundation of black cloth, worked in the centre with Detail A (Xo. 311), in Satin Stitch, Chain,and French Knots, with silks matching the natural colours ot the flowers. For the border,cut out twenty pieces of cloth rather larger in size than Details B (No. 312) and C (No.… … No. 315. Key Basket. Foundation of straw ; lining of fine crimson cloth ; outside decoration, a tassel fringe of brightlycoloured wools. To make : Cut the lining the size of the Basket, and work the pattern shownupon it with black silks; sew it inside the Basket, and sew on the outside fringe.

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