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 113
y twisting it so tbat it secures all tbe wool attbat end. Cut tbe loops at tbe end wbere tbey are notsecm-ed witb tbe wire, and proceed to comb out tbe wool;use a coarse comb to commence witb, and tben cliange toa smaller tootbed one until tbe wool is as fine as floss silk,tben snip tbe edges of… … Detail C.Fig. 151. Combed Out Wool Woek. ligbt fibres of different coloured wool tbat form tbe mark-ings in Details A and B. Comb tbese out before tbey arelaid on tbe petal, and fix tbem to tbeir places witb tbepoints of scissors, not witb tbe bands. Make tbe eye oftbe pansy and tbe dark outside…
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