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Embroidery and tapestry weaving : a practical text-book of design and workmanship (1912)

Christie, Grace · London : J. Hogg · leaf 46

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pricker. This last-mentioned tool is shown in fig. 5.It is about 5 inches long, andis like a needle with the bluntend fitted into a handle. For rubbing on the pounce some soft clingingmaterial rolled into a ball is necessary.A piece of old silk hose tightly rolled upmakes an excellent pad for the… … Fig. 6. upon whilst working is shown in fig. 7.It is about 8 inches long. A soft paddingof cotton thread is first placed round(between A and B, fig. 7), and the goldthread wound upon that. The end of thethread passes through the forked piece atthe top on its way to being worked into thematerial.…

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