Embroidery and fancy work, containing directions for embroidering, painting, modelling, carving, etc (1899)
Belford, Clarke & Co · Chicago · leaf 180
Fig. 66. BUTTON-HOLE STITCH. This forms a pretty scallop border, and is particularlyuseful for edgings. Stretch the thread firmly round thenetted thread and tie it always with a cross-stitch.Eeturning it must be closely twisted again, and thenfastened with button-hole stitch. Picots may be worked… … Fig. 67. worked very carefully, so that when the threads of thenetting are cut away the stitches will remain in theirplace. STAR ON RADII.
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