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 40
piece of stuff on which the gathered portion of material isto be sewn, and place them together, pin to pin. Beginwith the gathering thread at about twelve or fourteenthreads from the top; take up three threads of the needleand miss four, more or less, according to the fulnessdesired. When a quarter… … Fig. 416. Gatherino. thread from the pin, and loosen the gathers, so as to matethe length of space they occupy correspond with thaton the plain piece of material upon which they are to besewn. Fasten the thiead again securely to the pin, andsew on the gathers, slopingthe needle to make the…
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