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 55
ir; the rest of the bobbins are usedfor Cloth Stitch. In working this Braid, each pair ofbobbins must be Twisted the same number of times, so asto make the open work look in small squares. Some-times the hangers are Twisted four or six times, and therunners only twice. This makes a loDg stitch, and… … Fig. 76. Leaf with Branching Fibres in Close Work. in the leaves some indication of the fibres that run to rightand left. Fig. 76 gives an ex-ample of these Branching Fibreson a close worked leaf. In workingfrom this illustration use No. 9thread. Hang on six pairs ofBobbins, and commence with…
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