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 34
re with an eleven-armed Wheel,made with white thread or sewing silk, matching thecolour used for the medallion. Fig. 565 represents a dress trimming, and is worked inthe same manner as the medallion. Trace out the designupon i^aper, and pin it npon a flat cushion. Stick largepins in wherever a knot… … line. The knots are all made like the outside knots in themedallion. When the knots are finished, keep the workstill on the pins, and make the four-armed and eight-armedWheels with silk, and make the crosses in Genoa TheeeThread Stitch, as in Guipure dAet. Commence thesecrosses at a for the laid…
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