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 63
itch in thesame square five times, and then draw the threads togetherin the centre by enclosing them all in a Buttonhole. Point de Bepasse.—See Point de Toile. Point de Reprise,—This is a thick stitch, and will befound in nearly all patterns, either filling in one separatenetted square or a number… … Fio. 453. GniPor.E dAct—Point de Eepuise. To work several squares together: Pass the needleover and under each thread of a mesh until the last ijreached, then return with a similar line back, onlyreversing the over and under so that the threads interlace. To work laige netted meshes quite thick:…
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