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 12
intoposition. Over these lay do\vufloss or purse silk, or gold cord,and to fasten them down, bringa stitch from the back of thematerial, pass it over two strandsof silk, return it to the back,and outline the curved and raisedlines on both sides with thesesecuring stitches. Wheaiear Stitch.—This… … Wheatear Stitch. can be worked in two ways :—First way: Make a seriesof Point Natte down the space to be covered, and thenwork over their centres a line of Chain Stitches, takingcare that the loop of each Chain Stitch begins at the spotwhere the Point Na.tte met ia the centre of the work.The second…
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