The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework. Dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described. Illustrated with upwards of 800 wood engravings, and coloured plates. Plain sewing, textiles, dressmaking, appliances, and terms (1885)
Caulfeild, Sophia Frances Ann, 1824-1911 · London : L. Upcott Gill · leaf 104
Fig 140. Cardbo.^rd Embroidery. as the cardboard foundation is not disjointed. Addthe Couched line, and the work is complete. A variation THE DICTIONARY OF NEEDLEWORK. 79 in colouring devices is allowable, but there is no shadingnecessary. Thus, in Fig. 142, I.H.C. placed upon a cross,and which can… … Fig. 143. Caedboaed Embroidery. with a line of black silk; work the I.H.O. in crimsonsilk, and Couch it round with pale blue silk, and placethe device upon green or blue velvet. The large I.H.S.of Fig. 143 is arranged for a banner. Work the Iin gold silk, the S in blue, and the H in red;
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