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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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he Fil deTrace, which use as a foundation, and work upon it a rowof- Point Noue or Buttonhole Stitches not too closetogether, and yet so as to fill in well. When one row isfinished, fasten the last stitch firmly to the right sideand pass the thread back again to the left side of the leafand make… … Fig. 671. Point Lack. of Point dEspagne. Work the second leaf as the first,and the circle in the centre entirely in Point dEspagne.Having finished the filling in of the design, run roundthe outside of the leaves and circle with a coarse thread,and Buttonhole this over so as to form a fine…

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