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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 97

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.Lay the lines of purse silk over the floss silk at nearlyequal distances from each other, to imitate the veiningsof a leaf, and make the threads that catch them downof a silk matching them in colour, or a contrasting shade.The space marked 6 shows the manner of working thefloss silk when it is… … Fig. 130. Chdrch EMBnoiDEnr.—Stitch in Floss Sile. of a straight line. The Long Stitch is more fully illus-trated in Fig. 130, where it is considerably enlarged. Fill the small space with black silk lines, which catchdown by three lines, two of gold tambour, and one ofsilk. Make the border to the…

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