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Godey's lady's book (1840)

Philadelphia, Pa. : L.A. Godey · leaf 646

An illustration from Godey's lady's book, 1840, leaf 646
of the round piece. Make then six rows ofblue, seven of white, six of blue, and two ofwhite. Fasten off strongly. Line with bluesilk, and finish with a tassel of blue silk, witha white bead at the end of each thread of silk.Put this ornament over the wick of the lamp,through the daytime, as a… … of lavender-color, plain stitch, and the middleof deep crimson, the beads being knit in to form the bars. Run a cord of the two colorsin at the top, and finish with a tassel, with aheading of steel beads, to form the diamond atthe bottom. Line with crimson silk, makingthe lining a separate bag, to…

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