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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 75

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aw it through the foundation; cotton again round hook,and draw it through the two loops. See Crochet. THE DICTIONARY OF NEEDLEWORK. 155 Double Cross Stitch.—An Embroidery Stitch usedin Cross Stitcli Embroidery wlien botli sides of tbework are required alike. /See Point Sans Evees, Em-BEoiDEEY… … Fig. 201. DOUBLE CKOSS STITCH.—Detail A. Another Kind. — A fancy Embroidery Stitch usedto ornament cloth, linen, and silk materials, and workedwith fine No. 100 embroidery cotton or purse silk.To work: Make a series of evenly-placed Hekeing-BONE stitches across the space to be filled, and as…

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