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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 24

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Fig. 664. Plaited Stringwork. it is Darned across, is not fastened at the commencementor the end, but cut. The whole of the Plaiting being done,paste the back side of the work while in the frame, andleave it to dry. Cut out the shape, whether square orround, in millboard, and cover this underneath… … Fig. 6C5. Plaited Stiungwork. millboard, and bind them over with silk ribbon or tapematching the lining. The looped edge shown in Fig. 665is now formed with the double string, and sewn to theedge; it is merely a fine edging, and is enlarged in thedesign to clearly denote the method of twining the…

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