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 55
pair; the rest of the bobbins areused for cloth stitch. In working this braid each pair ofbobbins must be twisted the same number of times, so as tomake the open work look in small squares. Sometimesthe hangers are twisted four or six times, and the runnersonly twice. This makes a long stitch, and… … Fig. 76. Leaf with Beanching Fibees in Close Work. in the leaves some indication of the fibres that run to rightand left. Fig. 76 gives an ex-ample of these branching fibreson a close worked leaf. In workingfrom this illustration use No. 9thread. Hang on six pairs ofbobbins, and commence with…
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