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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 106

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No. 480. Photograph Stand. Foundation of wood; front of frame and doorscovered mth marone velvet, and embroideredin Satin Stitch. To work : Trace the design ;work the leaves in Satin Stitch, with greenfiloselle, the flowers with shades of pale bluefiloselles, and in Salin Stitch. … I. Waste-paper Basket. Foundation of wicker overlaid with strips ofcloth, perforated at the edges. The bandsfilling up the sides are shown in DetailNo. 479; the one round the stand is simplyvandyked at the edge, and ornamented witha row of Feather Stitch. To workDetail (No. 479) : Take a piece of…

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