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 193
draw up, makinga Buttonhole Stitch. Pull up tightly the six oreight threads well together, and then secure them bytaking a short stitch underneath them into the material.Repeat until all the threads are drawn together. To fill in open spaces: Make a series of loops upon eachside of the space,… … Fig. 337. Fancy Hem Stitch. into the bottom loop, and make a Buttonhole of thisstitch. Then pass the thread backwards and forwardsbetween the two loops several times, but do not make anymore Buttonholes. Pass on to the next two loops, andmake the first stitch a Buttonhole, and fill in the rest…
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