The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopædia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework ... (1882)
Caulfeild, S. F. A. (Sophia Frances Anne), 1824-1911, Saward, Blanche C · London : L. Upcott Gill · leaf 105
wirethey are used for wreaths and dress or bonnet trimmings ;when sewn to backgrounds, for ornamenting sachet casesand necktie ends. They are formed for the last-mentionedas follows: Select crepe of a colour matching the satinbackground, cut out the size of the flower petal to bemade upon paper,… … Fio. 168. Crepe Work. up. To form the flower, five petals are made as described,and sewn down as a round, their raw edges being welltacked down and concealed by French knots made eitherof gold and silver thread or floss silk. The shape of theflowers made of crepe cannot be much varied; their…
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