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Godey's lady's book (1840)

Philadelphia, Pa. : L.A. Godey · leaf 90

An illustration from Godey's lady's book, 1840, leaf 90
h and eight in length. Both edges arecut in a very fine fringe and curled over a knife.The two ends are then gummed together. Astrong crochet thread is then tightly tied in theexact centre, which forms the two bell-shapedflowers given in the illustration. The leavesare cut out of the same kind of… … The material is zephyr of five different shades—black, deep scarlet, orange, sea-green, andwhite. The centre, in plain crochet stitch, isof sea-green. Make a chain of five stitches, and join bypassing the needle through the first stitch anduniting it to the last. Form five rows of green,widening at…

Women · American literature · Costume · Arts

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