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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 152

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No. 224. Tablecloth for Small Drawing-room Table. Foundation, ecru-coloured German linen, woven in squares. Design worked, in two shades ot crimson ingrain cotton, inCross Stitch, Holbein Stitch, and Russian Ejlbroidery Stitch. Border made by drawing out the foundationlinen to a depth of 3 inches,… … liBiiiyiiiiiiiiliiiSiiiL!!! jiiMlMJiifcii^taMiMiMiiJUI fiiiiiiii No. 225. Border for Book Shelves. Foundation, seal brown cloth; embroidery in Oriental silks of yellow shades, and in Satin and Chain Stitch.

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