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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 53

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Fig. 813. Wheel. Fig. 814. Wheel Wheel, then take the thread to 3, and Cord back, and sofollow all the numerals, always Cording the thread back tothe centre. When the lines are all made, fill the centre ofthe Wheel up by passing the thread over and under thethreads for five rounds, and then finish… … Fig. 815. Wheel. To Work an Open Wheel: This Wheel is formed withCorded Bars, which are many or few according to the sizeof the space to be tilled. Fig. 81.3 shows a Wheel worked with four Bars, Fig. 814a Wheel worked with eight Bars, and Fig. 815 one workedwith thirteen Bars. They arc all worked…

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