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 386
shade of red. Outline Stitch.—See Embroidery Stitches. Ouvrage.—The French term for Work. the dress material, and two of the lining—are stitchedtogether on the inside, leaving a projecting edge. Thedarts of the bodice, and the seams of the sleeves, from theshoulder to the wrist, are Over-cast.… … Fig. 616. OUTLINE EMBROIDERY. Ouvroir Musselman.—See Arabian Embroidery. Ovals.—See Guipure dArt. Over-casting.—-A method of plain sewing of as slighta character as Tacking. It is employed for the purposeof preventing the ravelling-out of raw edges of material,which have been either Stitched or Run…
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