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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 53

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ut,as in the case of other varieties, Ribbon Wire is usuallydeficient in measure. It is employed in the millinery trade. Rice Embroidery.—This is a white Embroidery uponwashing materials, in which the principal stitch used isPoint de Riz, or Rice Stitch. The work need not be con-fined to washing… … a. Fig. 701. Rice Embboideky. design, and work the centre of the flower in Point de RizStitch, which scatter carelessly over the surface; fill in thecalyx of the flower with Au Passe, or flat Satin Stitch,and in the same stitch work the two upright petals. Workround the flower in Point de Cable, so…

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