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 111
he work, thenKnit the next three or four stitches loosely, or Puklthem; when these are knitted, Knit or Purl the stitchesupon the spare needle, on the needle held in the righthand. By so doing, the stitches first knitted are laidunder the last stitches, which are raised above the restof the work.… … Fia. 507. KsiTiiNG—Decrease. to mean Knit two stitches together. To Decrease seeFio-. 507: Put the right-hand needle through two stitcheson the left-hand needle, and Knit them as if they werea single stitch. Decrease ivliea Purlimj.—Put the right-hand needlethrough the first stitch on the left-hand…
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