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Encyclopedia of needlework (1890)

Dillmont, Thérèse de, 1846-1890 · [Mulhouse (Alsace) : Printed by Brustlein & Co.] · leaf 547

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; theneedle is put in horizontally under the stuff, the thread tightlydrawn, then laid from left to right and drawn through under-neath the first stitch and a tight knot made. We find the samestitch, worked in a variety of ways, according to the taste andskill of the worker; for instance the knots… … MISCELLANEOUS FANCY WORK 541 All these ways are admissible but care should be taken ineach case, to make the stitches perfectly regular; it is the di-rection which is given to the stitch and the number of threadstaken up with the needle that changes the appearance of the stitch. Baised stem stitch…

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