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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 140

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No. 383. Roman Embroidery for End of Necktie. Foundation material, cream-coloured linen. Roman Embkoidkry worked, withecru-coloured linen, in Buttonhole Stitch and Bars with Picots. … No. 385. Half of Table Mat, in Guipure dArt and Drawn Work. Foundation of fine linen. Drawn Work in squares, with Point de Reprise worked over the dividing threads, and Guipure stitchesin the open spaces. Stitches : Wheels, Point dEsprit, Point de Feston, Overcast, and Buttonhole. Plate CIX.…

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