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Embroidery: or, The craft of the needle (1907)

Townsend, W. G. Paulson, Pesel, Louisa F · London, Truslove & Hanson · leaf 333

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Stitches. purl embroidery should be well waxed. Silk purl in a variety of colours is made (over wire), and can be used with great effect. It is worked in the same way as the gold. In this drawing of a leaf in gold threads … IS INDICATED AT A". IT IS CAKRILD ALL ROUND THE LEAF 3^ ALONG EACH LOOP. Fig. 6sA. (fig. 65A) it will be seen that the threads are carried backwards and forwards without a break. Commencing with two threads at the point of the leaf, they are continued through to the base of the form where the ends…

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