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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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ound theneedle, hold tightly with the thumb, and draw the needleand twisted thread quickly through to form the Dot. Point dAlen^on.—Used to fill up narrow spaces. Towork: Make a number of Herringbone Stitches aquarter of an inch apart, and from left to right. To varyit, work a twisted thread over… … Fig. 676. Point dAngleterre. at an equal and short distance apart and in one direction.Then cross the threads in the opposite direction, and passthe needle over and under the lines alternately. Fastenthe last thread well to the edge, and twist over with theneedle to where the first lines cross.…

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