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 78
ack pieces of silk together cut into the formsof crosses, wedges, rounds, and other devices, but keepthem within the margin of a broad straight band. Addmore velvet and more coloured stripes until the founda-tion material is quite covered, then stuff the velvet withwadding to give it a raised… … Fig. 122. CHESSBOARD CANVAS. China Crape.—A beautiful variety of crape, but thickerin texture than the ordinary kind, remarkably fine, butweighty in substance. It is generally sold at Indian ware-houses, being made in white and various colours, exqui-sitely dyed, and is employed for womens dress.…
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