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 114
threads. Work this last made stitch until the line isfiUed in. Petit Point Stitch.—The French name for TentStitch. Picoi Stitch.—Also known as Loop Stitch, and usedin Ticking work and other fancy Embroideries, and toornament plain linen. It is formed of a loop made like aChain, and secured with a… … Fib. 357. FicoT Sxitch» up, and bring it out one-eighth of an inch below, in astraight line over the held down thread (see Fig. 357).Draw the thread up, and put the needle down throughthe material a short distance below the chain. Fig. 357illustrates a cross formed with four Picot Stitches.…
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