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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 43

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rNo. 2 and over No. 1 at thebeginning, and over No. 2and under No. 1 at theend. Work down the leafin Cloth Stitch and Plain Edge, working in the gimpas described, and when the leaf is finished, tie up andcut off the gimps, and then make Beginners Plaitwith the other bobbins for the stem. Gimp, or… … THE DICTIONARY OF NEEDLEWORK. 223 twisted, so as to form a pattern. The French wordPassementerie has much superseded that of Grimp inreference to the finer sorts used for dress. Gingham.—A thin chequered cloth, made of linen, thethreads being dyed in the yarn, and measuring 32 inchesin width. It…

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