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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 138

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No. 199. Border for Babys Head Shawl. Foundation, either blue or scarlet flannel. Embroider) worked vnibwhite, unbleached silk. To work : Scallop out edge of shawl, andwork it round with Buttonhole Stitch ; trace the designabove it,and execute it ia S.^tin Stitch. Plate LYIIL … No. 200. Lawn Tennis Shoe Case. Materials used: American cloth of a thin make, brown hoUand, blue worsted braid, and blue crewels To make: Cut a piece of Americancloth, and one of holland, 24 inches in length, and 12 inches wide. Round the edge of one of the lengths, and embroider the Americancloth…

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