Embroidery : a collection of articles on subjects connected with the study of fine needlework, including stitches, materials, methods of work, and designing, and history ... (1909)
Christie, Grace · London, James Pearsall · leaf 18
DERY When choosing a stitch or method it isnecessary to consider what characteristics itshould possess. Durability is one of the best,as work that is worth the doing is worthpreservation. Suitability for the use towhich the object will be put is another im-portant point, for what is entirely right… … Fig, i sideration, and some stitches take much morethread than others in the working, becausethey leave as much of the thread upon theunder as upon the upper surface. One ofthe most important points in making thechoice is the kind of thread with which itis to be carried out, for the same stitch…
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