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 121
wire,they are used for wi-eaths and dress or bonnet trimmings;when sewn to backgrounds, for ornamenting sachet casesand necktie ends. They are formed for the last-mentionedas follows: Select crepe of a colour matching the satinbackground; cut out the size of the flower petal to bemade upon paper,… … Fig 168. Ckepe Woek. up. To form the flower, five petals are made as described,and sewn down as a round, their raw edges being welltacked down and concealed by French Knots made eitherof gold and silver thread or floss silk. The shape of theflowers made of crope cannot be much varied; their…
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