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 90
ack pieces of silk together cnt into the formsof crosses, wedges, rounds, and other devices, but keepthem within the margin of a broad straight band. Addmore velvet and more coloured stripes until the founda-tion material is quite covered, then stuff the velvet withwadding to give it a raised… … Fig. 122. CHESSBOAED CANVAS. China Crape.—A beautiful variety of Crape, butthicker in texture than the ordinary kind, remarkablyfine, but weighty in substance. It is generally sold atIndian warehouses, being made in white and various colours,exquisitely dyed, and is employed for womens dress. Itis…
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