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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 72

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2, 3, and 4. Thesmall diamond upon each side of the large one is workedwith Half Stitch, and is marked as to its points by theletters I, m, n, 0. The border to the insertion is formedwith six threads, like the borders already described.When an edging is made to Saxony Lace, form it withfour… … Fig. 726. Saxony Lace—Detail A. colour, in Tartan patterns, with brocaded, embroidered, orfringed ends. The Roman Silk Scarves, striped acrossthe width, in combinations of various colours, are veryhandsome, and so are the embroidered Indian andAlgerian. Schleswig Pillow Lace.—Outwork appears to…

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