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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 117

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The No. 489. Brocade Embroidery for a Sofa Cushion. foundation is of woollen brocade, and the Embroidery is executed with filoselles. To work : Take a whole strand of filoselle, andCouch it down along the edges of the brocade. Form the finer inside lines with a few threads of filoselle, Couched… … No. 490. Embroidered Bell Rope. Foundation material of fine claret-coloured cloth. Embroidery executed with pursesilks, or Oriental silks, and in Chain, Satin, Ropk, French Knots, andLace Stitches, in the following colours: a, pale yellow-green ; b, a darkergreen; el and C2, two shades of dull…

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