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 22
Fio. 5i6. Stocking Khittihg—Leo. large one, as upon the ease with which the heel fits thewearer mT:ch of the comfort of the stocking depends. … Fig. 547. Stocking Ksittino—Heel. To strengthen Heels, they are often Knitted with doublethread, or with a silk thread wound round the worsted one.In Knitting the straight part of the heel always Slip thefirst stitch of every row on to the new pin withoutKnitting it, as this is the stitch that is…
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