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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 120

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Bag, take a piece of satin or brocadedsiUi, 20 inches wide and 24 inches long,and ornament one edge with a strip ofBulgarian Eimbroidery and a ballfringe. Cut the upper edge of the satindown the cenire for 5 inclies, turn thetwo points over, stiifen them with buck-ram, and trim with Bulgarian… … No. 172. Foot Muff. Made of crimson baize, 4 feet by 3 feet 6inches, and grey baize 2 inches largerevery way. To make: Fold the crimsonbaize in half the short Avay, and cut outfrom one end the two corners, measuringa square of 12 inches. Lay the twocoloured baizes together, the grey un-dermost.…

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