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 61
ur lines each time. Ovals.—These are long loops of an oval shape workedin the centre of a square mesh, or in the centre of fourmeshes. To work: Twist the thread round the nettedfoundation until it reaches the centre of a square, thencarry it down from the top to the bottom line of the mesh,loop it… … Fig. 443. Goipuee dArt—Ovals and roiNi tEetkit StiTcn.to the nest square. Fig. 418 is an illustration of a piece of Picot.—These ornaments to the edge of Wheels, Bars,and the outer edge of Guipure, are made in various ways.To finish a Bar or an Edge with a fringe of loops: Work aButtonhole upon the…
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