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 82
Deawk Woek. To work Fig. 306: Draw out threads of the matei-ialone-eighth of an inch deep, leave three threads, draw outthreads for a space of half an inch, then leave threethreads and draw out for one-eighth of an inch. Work atthe back of the material from left to right. Take up sixthreads on the… … Fig. 306. Deawn Wokk. of them, and make a loop of them, upon the side of thethree undrawn threads nearest the centre of the work.Continue to work these two loops, one upon each side ofthe left three threads, until the line is finished. Work theline similar to this, and opposite it before the centre…
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