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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 33

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secondcord following the first, and draw the knot up tight. Overhand Knot.—Used for making a knot in one cordwhere it requires shortening, or to connect two endstogether. To make: Hold the thread in both hands, takethe two ends, twist one over the other, and draw tight. Beef Knot.—This knot is used… … Fig. 560. Reef Knot. otner; draw up both ends. To make as illustrated in Fig.560: Make a loop with one cord, and lay its ends parallelwith each other; take one end of the second cord, put itthrough the loop at the rounded part, then under both endsof the first cord, then into the upper part of the…

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