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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 26

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ft 2 with the left hand, 4 withthe right, put 2 over 3 and under 4, pass it into the fingersof the right hand, drop 4, bring 2 back over it, lift 3 withthe left hand, pass 2 under 3 and into the left hand, drop3, take 2 over 1, lay it down, and turn 1 over it with theleft hand, bring it over 3 and… … Pig. 663. Diamosd PLAHisaa. to the centre of the flower, twist both pairs of Bobbinstwice; stick a pin between them, and leave them. Hangon two pairs of Bobbins to the detached hole opposite theone first used, and work to the centre with these, asdescribed above. Stick a pin between the two pairs…

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