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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 165

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No. 161. Shoulder Cushion. Size: 24in. in length, 22in. in circumference. Made of grey Javacanvas, embroidered %vith red and gold filoselle, and orna-mented \vith Drawn Work. .To make : Cut the canvason the cross, draw out 28 threads for the Drawn Work,and leave 28 threads for the stripes between… … 162. Needle Case. Formed of a square of Java canvas, lined with blue silk,bound with blue ribbon, and worked in CrossStitch with blue filoselle. For the needles, cutfour squares of scarlet flannel, work them roundwith Buttonhole Stitch, and sew inside theCase. Plate XLVII.

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