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
aw up, makinga Buttonhole Stitch. Pull up tightly the six oreight threads well together, and then secure them bytaking a short stitch underneath them into the material.Repeat until all the threads are drawn together. To fill in open spaces : Make a series of loops upon eachside of the space,… … Fig. 337. Fancy Hem Stitch. into the bottom loop, and make a Buttonhole of thisstitch. Then pass the thread backwards and forwardsbetween the two loops several times, but do not make anymore Buttonholes. Pass on to the nest two loops, andmake the first stitch a Buttonhole, and fill in the rest…
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