Embroidery and tapestry weaving : a practical text-book of design and workmanship (1912)
Christie, Grace · London : J. Hogg · leaf 103
Fig. 41. up in some way in order to make thesatin stitches of a practical length. Long and short stitch is a very slightvariation, if any, from satin stitch. Thename describes the method of working,for it is carried out by working alternatelya long and a short stitch, the stitches being 99 Stitches… … Fig. 42. can be seen in fig. 41, where the band oflightest colour on the upper part of theleaf is worked in long and short stitch.The advantage of this way of workingcan be seen at once, it makes a firm out-line on the one edge and a nicely broken-100 up one on the other, just ready for Stitches…
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