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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 103

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No. 471. Work-basket. Foundation of wicker; vallance of plush embroidered with Silk Embroidery, asshown in Detail No. 473, and finished with plush balls. The inside of theBasket is wadded, lined with quilled-up rep silk, and ornamented with a silkcord. The bottom is worked in Silk Embroidery. … No. 472. Waste-paper Basket. Foundation of open wicker-work; trimming ofbands of velvet and plush balls. The bandsround the top and base of Basket are orna-mented with Coral Stitch. The interioris lined with plain silk.

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