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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 108

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le side of the running, and bring it outon the other, so that the Overcast Stitch is worked overthe run line. Work close, and make each stitch of thesame size. Eyelet-holes are sometimes worked withButtonhole instead of Overcast. To work: Trace adouble line round the hole, and fill in between the… … riG 006 FA^c^ Stitch Fancy Stilch.—These stitches are used in Embroideryto fill in and enrich piarts of the design. To work Pig. 335 :First make a line of Dots, formed of two loops at equaldistances apart, and then make a second line of Dots in asimilar manner a quarter of an inch from first line.…

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