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 44
ouble stitchesa leviathan stitch made with purse silk. The plaincross stitches are made of four different shades of onecolour, but any number of colours can be used aboutthem, as long as four shades of each are worked. Thedouble stitches not crossed with the leviathan are all onecolour throughout… … Fig. 55. Star, Cross, and Leviathan Stkch. and can be worked either upon a leviathan or plaincanvas. (5).—This is a pattern showing the plaited andcross stitch together. The plaited stitch is too heavyto work alone upon canvas, so is always arranged withsome other stitch to lighten it. The…
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