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 32
uty arises from the raised appearance given to thethreads composing it by rows of whipcord or cotton cordlaid down upon the foundation before the work is commenced.These rows of cord are either laid across the material orfrom top to bottom, and, when arranged, covered with goldthread or floss silk.… … Fig. 2S. Basket Stitch. gold, or floss silk, threads are first stitched at the edge ofthe space, and then passed evenly over two strands of cord,and caught down with purse silk of the same colour, whichis brought up through the foundation and returned to theback. The threads are then passed again…
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