Antrobus, Mary (Symonds) Mrs · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, J. Hogg · leaf 83
cing lines so that they may not be sewn in with the embroidery. After the work is completed, the tacking stitches C and B will need to be cut at the back and pulled out carefully. For very fine muslin work a fine cotton (about No. 200) must be used to tack the ground on to the toile ciree, in order… … a very small portion of the material on the needle, leaving the greater part of the running thread visible on the front (see A) ; then oversew this outline with little stitches placed close together, taking a tiny piece of the ground material up with the outline thread, at 79
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