Embroidery and fancy work, containing directions for embroidering, painting, modelling, carving, etc (1899)
Belford, Clarke & Co · Chicago · leaf 157
or ribbon loop, called astirrup from its being held on the foot, but a more con-153 154 NEEDLES AND BRUSHES venient and much prettier way is to have a lead cushionor sewing bird for securing the loop. Some, however,pin it to the knee, as in sewing. For beginning I wouldadvise some twine or coarse… … Fig. 38. When a very small mesh is used, a long blunt darningneedle must be employed as the filled netting needlewould not pass through the loops. The meshes are madeof boxwood, bone, and ivory; they can be either roundor flat. Knitting needles of various sizes in these mater-ials make good meshes,…
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