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 288
ghtly coloured ilosssilk, but sometimes the whole design is executed with thegold or silver thread. Raised figures covered with coloured cotton or cashmereare a peculiarity of Japanese art, and have an extremely worked in Flat Satin Stitch in coloured silks. The raisedfigures are managed by filling… … F:a. 502. JAPANESE EMBROIDERY. curious effect. The subjects chosen are illustrations of themythological fables of the country, or they are scenes fromJapanese everyday life; a whole screen will be coveredwith these raised figures engaged in all the varieties ofJapanese labour, and with the…
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