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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 35

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ng needle inbetween the two foundation threads, and over the right■one. To make a Half Loop on the left thread, as shownin rig. 569: The netting thread being in the centre,between the foundation threads, bring it out to the left,and put it over the left foundation thread and back intothe centre.… … Fig. S6S. KNOT VS^OEK —HALF LOOP ON P.IGHT THEEAD. worked during the sixteenth century as Eagusa or Me-diaeval Guipure. The old Ragusa Guipure was executedwith gold and silver threads, silk or flax; the modern Knot between the two threads, over the left thread, then underit, over the right thread,…

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