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 88
draw it through over theworking thread. When forming the stitch,as little as possible of the ground materialshould be taken up. To make a closely knotted line, the needle, for each succeedingstitch, should be inserted as near as possibleto the knot last made. If the line is requiredmore open, the… … Fig. 36 of the space it is used to fill. It thereforemakes a useful filling for leaves or petals offlowers. Most people are familiar with thecharacteristic embroideries coming from theisland of Crete, which are frequently carriedout entirely in it, whence probably thename. It is, however, commonly…
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