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Fancy work for pleasure and profit (1905)

Heron, Adelaide E · Chicago, Thompson & Thomas · leaf 48

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s this stitch whichwas used on the old Bayeaux tapestry, and hundreds of years ago, in thedays of the Pharoahs, it was employed in Egyptian embroidery. There is^ardly any limit to the usefulness of this simple stitch, and by its use beau-tiful effects are easily obtained, at little expense of time… … STEM STITCH. FIG. 8. First, then, in the list is simple outline stitch, shown in figure 8, then in figure 9 we have cording outline, close outline and twisted outline. Fig. lO shows fancy chain outline, and figure 11 double chainoutline. In working outline stitch, if an even lineis required, insert…

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