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 294
e to keep the Knitting straight and to form acompact edge. Edge Stitches are Knitted and Slippedalternately. Fasten On: When commencing the Knitting tie aloop of the thread upon one of the needles. Fasten Two Threads together: Lay the two threadstogether contrarywise, and Knit a few stitches with… … Fig. 511. Form a Round. Knitting. The Germans use five pins, and the Englishfour pins in this kind of Knitting. To work, as shown inFig. 511, with four pins : Cast on the number of stitches and Knit with it the first stitch upon the first pin, anddraw the thread tight, and with it the third pin, up…
Needlework
Internet Archive · Clark Art Institute Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.