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Handicraft for girls; a tentative course in needlework, basketry, designing, paper and cardboard construction, textile fibers and fabrics and home decoration and care, designed for use in schools and homes (1910)

McGlauflin, Idabelle · Peoria, Ill., The Manual arts press · leaf 78

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he same as in A but should be placed close enoughtogether so that the threads touch, making a firm edge. The embroideryshould be done before the edge is cut. It can then be finished in variousways. The narrow edge can be turned back and whipped down on thewrong side, or blanket stitched just over… … ORNAMENTAL STITCHES. 1 — The chain stitch. 2 — The Kensington stitch. 3 — Two styles of feather stitching. 4 — The herringbone stitch. 5—Three styles of blanket stitch. 74 DESCRIPTION OF STITCHES The padding is done with a soft, coarse thread by working along the edgewith either the Kensington or…

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