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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 15

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t work a second oval with 3 Double, jointhe oval on to the last Purl of the one preceding it, work8 Double, 1 Purl, 8 Double, 1 Purl, 3 Double. Draw theloop up, miss one-fifth of an inch on the thread, and worka third oval, thus : Make a loop, work -i Double, fasten tothe preceding oval, work 9… … Fig. 775. Tatting—Lappet (No. 2) of 9. Work the seventh oval like the sixth. Slightlyincrease the distance between each oval as they becomelarger. Eighth oval—Work 5 Double, join to the pre-ceding oval, work 13 Double, 1 Purl, 13 Double, 1 Purl, 5Double. Ninth oval—As eighth, but work 14…

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