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 136
No. 521. Guipure dArt Chair Back. Foundation of apricot-coloured Indian silk; trimming of Guipure dArt squares and edging. To woik: Uponihe silk, work with olive-green liloselles, and in Cross Stitch. Dam the netted edging with Point deToiLE, Point dk Reprise, and Guipure en Relief. Work the five… … No. 522. Bress Trimming. The foundation is of ecru-coloured holland, and the embroidery is executed with two shades of blue ingraincotton. To work : The thick leaves and flowers work in Raised Satin Stitch, ^vith the palestblue ; the lighter parts in Feather Stitch, and with dark blue.
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