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 106
rom right to left, 4 and 3, 2 and 1, thelatter being the active pair. The stitch is apparentlyreversed, but the theory is the same. There are two pairsof bobbins used, a right and a left-hand pair; the middleleft-hand bobbin is always put over the middle right-handone; each of the latter pair is… … First stitch—3 over 2 left hand, 2 over 4 left hand, 1 over3 right hand, 4 over 1 left hand, put away 3 and 4 withthe right hand, bring forward 5 and 6 with the left.Second stitch—5 over 2, 2 over 6,1 over 5, 6 over 1. Thirdstitch—7 over 2, 2 over 8, 1 over 7, 8 over 1. Fourthstitch—9 over 2, 2…
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