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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 32

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t. Take apiece of thread, make a loop with it turning to the left, andput the top end of the loop under the lower end, and holdthem tight in the left hand. Curl the under thread roundand under the upper thread, and pass it into the loop andout on the left hand. Draw both ends tight. Fisherman s… … Fio. 557. Fishermans Knot. Take the other cord, put one end through the loop, over itand out again under it, then let it cross the first cordwhere that crosses itself, and bring it round those ends,then under and over itself outside of the loop, and drawup tight. French Knot.—A Knot made with a…

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