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 49
dle into the centre of four threads of canvas inheight, and along six in width, and secure with a OuossStitch. Pass this Cross Stitch over them, and intothe outer holes of the Stitch, binding the loops fii-mlydown together with it. Paste the back of the canvasbefore these loops are cut, as they are… … Fig. 51. Tekt Stitch. requires much finer canvas than that used in CrossStitch, the wool being only laid on the canvas onceinstead of twice, necessitating a fine background, and therefore more labour. To work, as shown in Fig. 51:Cross the wool over one or two threads of canvas in adiagonal…
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