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 206
intoposition. Over these lay downfloss or purse silk, or gold cord,and to fasten them down, bringa stitch from the back of thematerial, pass it over two strandsof silk, return it to the back,and outline the curved and raisedlines on both sides with thesesecuring stitches. Wheatear Stitch.—This… … can be worked in two ways :—First way: Make a seriesof Point Natte down the space to be covered, and thmwork over their centres a line of Chain Stitches, takingcare that the loop of each Chain Stitch begins at the spotwhere the Point Natte met in the centre of the work.The second way is to complete…
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