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 15
h a needle with a large eye, and use short pieces any parts drawn up by the stitches. Crewel Work uponsatin, silk, velvet, or phish is smoothed out as follows:Make Ieady a basin of cold clean water, a soft linen rag,and a hot iron. Have the iron firmly held by a secondperson, its flat part… … Fig. 161. CREWEL WORK —SWEET PEAS —WORKING DETAIL. of crewel, as the wool becomes thin if frayed by the eye ofthe needle, or pulled frequently through the material. When a crewel work pattern is finished, slightly dampit at the back, and pin it, fully stretched out, upon a flatboard, or iron it on…
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