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 410
the hole between them. Number theBobbins 1,2,3,4. Lay down Nos. 1 and 4 on the outside andsome distance apart, and No. 3 in the centre, and take No. 2in the hand and pass it backwards and forwards and underand over the other three in the same way as in CucumberPlaitings. Lift 2 with the left hand,… … Flo. 668. Diamond Plaitinos. 1, lay it down, and turn 1 over it with the left hand, bringit over 3 and under 4. Every three turns pull 2 gently upto tighten the Plait, and if it is at all drawn in, pull 1 and4 simultaneously, and this will restore the shape. Whenthe Plait is long enough to reach…
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