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 47
over six or eight threads in height, and as many inwidth; these require a double crossing at top and sidefor the six-thread, and a double crossing and a straightstitch top and side for the eight. They are calledDouble Leviathan and Treble Leviathan Stitch. Leviathan {Double) Stitch.—A variety of… … Fig. 4t, Double Leviathan Stitch. on each side of the Cross Stitch, and lastly an uprightCross Stitch into the middle stitches in length andwidth of squaie. Fill in all the squares in the sameorder, or the uniformity of the pattern will be de-stroyed, and put a single Long Stitch between…
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