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 198
each time atthe same distance from the stitch last made, and quitestraight down. To work Slanting Overcast: Trace a line on the material,but do not run a foundation thread. Cover this traced linewith small evenly made slanting stitches. Put the needlein over the traced line and bring it out under… … Fig. 356. Raised Overcast, ok Point de Tigre. a series of close Overcast stitches over this cord (seeFig. 356, which is a design entirely worked in Point deTigre, or Raised Overcast). To work in Overcast for Stems: Trace the design, andrun one or two lines of embroidery cotton over it, accord-ing…
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