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. 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; … Fio. 143, Caedboard Embeoidert. outline all the letters in black, and make the foundationof white silk; work the wreath in Satin Stitch andin flat embroidery. The chief use of this embroidery being for such furni-ture as ladies can make without the assistance of shops, the lengths and widths of…
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