Embroidery and tapestry weaving : a practical text-book of design and workmanship (1912)
Christie, Grace · London : J. Hogg · leaf 249
correct place in spite of the obstinacy ofthe metal thread; to avoid making theperforation larger than necessary, for thismakes the work clumsy; to make eachsucceeding line lie closely beside the lastone, for the surface must be of solid gold,and if the ground showed through inplaces it would… … The direction of thecouched thread is usu-ally either vertical orhorizontal, and it maybe both of these in thesame piece of work, Thereason of this may bebecause it is worked bycounting the threads ofthe fabric, or becausethe pattern is alwaystreated as a diaper andplaced upon the surfacewithout…
Embroidery · Tapestry
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