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Godey's lady's book (1840)

Philadelphia, Pa. : L.A. Godey · leaf 611

An illustration from Godey's lady's book, 1840, leaf 611
diamondor slanting form, but can readily be pulled intoshape. A couvre-pied made of this stitch, in smallsquares of two bright trenchant colors, would bevery handsome, especially if each square wassurrounded by a line of sc, worked in gold ormaize filoselle. No. II.—Velvet Stitch is made by putting… … somewhat fine needle. Do a chain stitch afterevery stitch ; and in following rows insert thehook under this chain.vol. lxiv.—49 You work the velvet stitch on every alternateone only of the foundation chain. This stitch is admirably suited for stripes ofbright colors, divided by a narrow one of…

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