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 43
y are not as secure as those made withreal plush stitch. Tent Stitch.—This stitch is also known as petitpoint and perlenstitch, and in all ancient needle-work it was more used than crossstitch. At present ittakes the second place, as work done with tent stitch re-quires much finer canvas than that… … Fig. 51. Tent Stitch. the wool crossing over one or two threads of canvas in adiagonal direction. Various Fancy Stitches (1).—In the fancy pattern givenin Fig. 52 the stitches are back, satin, and raised. The workcovers a square of eight stitches, or sixteen threads, andwhen complete has the…
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