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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 16

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alpacas now are really a fins make of Orleans cloth,which is a mixture of wool and cotton, dyed in all colours,and vaiying from 24 to Sj inches in width; but the firstquality of real alpaca runs from 30 to 33 and up to 54inches. Nearly all the wool is worked up at Bradford, andthe several varieties… … Flo. 5. ALPHABET IN EMBEOIDEET. trace it out upon silk or serge; lay down over the outlineof the chief flowers, or other prominent parts of the design,a pad of wool, and work in Satin Stitch over thispadding with the aloe fibres. Alpaca Cloth.—This name is derived from the originalSpanish, denoting…

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