Townsend, W. G. Paulson, Pesel, Louisa F · London, Truslove & Hanson · leaf 298
Embroidery. 268 ium). — So called from its supposed resem- blance to the plumage of a bird. Long-and- short stitch and embroidery stitch are the terms commonly applied, and as it is the most universal form of stitching in solid and particularly in shaded embroidery, there … nately well in between The Seamstress's Feather Stitch. each other, yields quite a different result to that obtained by satin stitch proper. Long-and-short stitch is the most useful for shaded work — it enables the embroiderer to get delicate gradations of colour ; whereas in satin stitch a line of…
Embroidery
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