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 126
No. 179. Watch Stand. Materials required : Bamboo stand, octagonal piece of Java canvas, brasshook, silk tassels and cord of navy blue and crimson colours, andfiloselles matching the cord. To work : Over the Java canvas embroideralternate crosses and eight-pointed stars, in Satin Stitches. Use… … 8i. Toe of Childs Slipper. Worked upon rough cloth, with crewel wools. To make: Cut the cloth to the size of the childs shoe, and workthe toe in Satin and Rope Stitch with crewels of natural shades; sew the rough cloth to a slipper sock,And edge with a silk cord or narrow fur trimming.
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