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
times round a bone crochet-hook, and then,secure it by a needle run through the loops, while stillon the hook, and pass it through the unworked canvas;these loops are made until the centre is well filled withthem; they are cut or not, according to fancy. The linesof Back Stitch ia the pattern are… … Fio. 53. Cnosa Stitcti, zontal lines of wool. The Cross Stitches form diagonallines, crossing each other at equal distances, while theycatch down the wool in some rows at every other stitch, atothers missing two stitches. The pattern is a very cilectiveone and easily worked, as so much of it is…
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