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 204
petal, and put it down exactly oppo-site where it came out upon the other side, leaving thethread lying flat across the intermediate space. Work anumber of stitches in this way perfectly flat and even, untilthe traced petal is filled in. The stitches may be slantedinstead of straight, but must… … and it is sometimes varied iu the manner illustrated inFig. 376, where it fills in with interlaced stitches one sideof the leaf, of which the otheris worked in Back Stitch, theoutline is Overcast, and thecentre vein in a series of Eye-let-holes. To work: Work arow of Satin Stitch, andmiss the space…
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