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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 36

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eads of young infants who had justreceived baptism. The width runs from ISin. to 36in. Batswiug.—A thick, rough description of cloth of agrey colom, woven into the shape of a petticoat without aseam, and having only the band or the yoke, for the waist,and the binding to be handsewu. This material… … Fig. 29. Battlemented,To work, as shown in Fig. 29: Trace the outlines of thedesign upon the material, and work in Point Russe forthe Battlemented line. Fill in the rest of the design withSatin Stitch. Battlemented.—The ornamentation of any border ofa garment or other article, either by means of a…

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