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 49
e,possessing no tail, short wings, and a long conical beak.One species of Grebe has a crest, and thence the deriva-tion of the Welsh name Griehe, or crest, by which it iaknown in Wales. Grebe Cloth.—A cotton cloth, made very much in thestyle uf Swanskin. Grecian Netting.—See Netting. Greek… … Fig. 422. Gheek EMBROiDEitr. or silk, in arabasque designs, and attaching these to thematerial with Chain, Herringbone, and other Embroiderystitches, and these stitches are also repeated upon the plainfoundation. To work as shown in Fig. 422, which is asection of a round mat: Diaw out the design…
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