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 101
s, and finished with Oteecast, and workthe large balls as raised Dots. Enibroidevy on Net.—This work is a combinationof Lace stitches, Embroideiy stitches, gold thread, andBraid, and is suitable either for Insertion or Edgings inDress Trimmings. To work as an Insertion, and asshown in Fig. 320:… … Fig. 320. EMBEOIDEEY ON NET. and when the work is finished, paste the back of theleather upon thin linen to keep it from splitting. Embroidery on Muslin.—This is a fine kind of closewhite Embroidery, and is also known as Irish, Saxony, orMadeira work, from the skill exhibited in its manufactureby…
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