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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 118

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ord only, the rest over two cords asbefore. Repeat these two lines until the space is filled in.Fig. 169, also of Basket Couching, is worked asfollows : The whipcord and the floss silk lay down asbefore described, but over them lay short lines of finegold thread or purse silk. Bring these from the… … Fig. 160. Chtikch Embeoideet—Battlemented Flat Couching. diagonal lines across the foundation, and then woik thesecuring stitches to imitate the design. Bride Stitch, illustrated in Figs. 161 and 162, isworked in two ways. For the design shown in Fig. 161:Lay down lines of floss silk in a diagonal…

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