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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 114

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Mosaic.—(1). The pattern shown in Fig. 651 is formedwith squares and acute-angled triangles. It is a goodpattern to use for cretonne patches, and for small pieces ofsilk and satin, the large square being made with pieces ofcretonne of flower designs, and the small triangles ofvarious coloured… … Tig. 051. Mosaic Patchwokk (No. 1). triangle, and fill in the triangle with three other triangles;turn all their points inwards, and make a perfect squarewith their bases. Make this kind of square to the foursides of the centre, and fill in the sides of the cross thusmade with four large cretonne…

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