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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 106

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h, used at present in Tambour Work, isthe ordinary Chain Stitch described in EmbroideryStitches. To Work vpon Crepe : Trace the design, frame it in aTambour Frame, outline the pattern with Chain Stitchworked in gold thread, and then mark out this with aninner Cham Stitch line, made with coloured… … Fio. 752. TAMBOUR WORK. Select this cotton so that it is coarser than the threadsof the material, as if of the same texture it becomesabsorbed and does not stand out sufficiently. To Work upon Thick Materials: Trace the designupon the material, which either frame in an EmbroideryFrame or hold in…

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