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 153
stitch broughtfrom the back of the work on one side of the threadand put down into the material on the other, andso securing it into its position. A few light stitchesare worked directly on to the material as a finish to thechief lines, but they are always made subordinate to theCouched lines, to… … Fig. 713. SAXON EMBEOIDEEY. is not ecclesiastical, as the quilt was not intended forchurch uses, but it gives a fair idea of the manner thisembroidery was worked, and is a pattern that can be easilycopied. To work: Trace the design upon fine linen (butonly the outline), or upon white Surah silk,…
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