Beeton's housewife's treasury of domestic information : comprising complete and practical instructions on the house and its furniture, artistic decoration economy, toilet, children, etiquette, domestic and fancy needlework, dressmaking and millinery, and all other household matters : with every requisite direction to secure the comfort, elegance, and prosperity of the home : a companion volume to "Mrs. Beeton's book of household management" : profusely illustrated (1879)
Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary), 1836-1865 · London ; New York : Ward, Lock & Co., Warwick House, Salisbury Square, E.C. · leaf 885
e dart. Care shouldbe taken to keep the same number of stitches in each square, both along andacross ; the number of threads shown in illustration No. 37 is four only, but six andeven eight are used in many netted foundations in fine patterns. Point de Festofi is worked by a series of overcast… … ribbon. Very little practicewill give acquaintance withthe stitches, which are asfollows: Point dEsprit is worked withfiner cotton than the foundation,and consists of a succession ofsmall loops, as will be seen clearlyin the illustration. The learnershould begin from the mark * 36. POINT DESPRIT.…
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