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 112
h a needle with a large eye, and use short pieces any parts drawn up by the stitches. Crewel Work uponsatin, silk, velvet, or plush is smoothed out as follows:Make ready a basin of cold clean water, a soft linen rag,and a hot iron. Have the iron firmly held by a secondperson, its flat part… … Fig. 181. CREWEL WORK-SWEET PEAS-WORKING DETAIL. of crewel, as the wool becomes thin if frayed by the eye ofthe needle, or pulled frequently through the material. When a crewel work pattern is finished, slightly dampit at the back, and pin it, fully stretched out, upon a flatboard, or iron it on…
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