Buchanan, Florence, 1888- · New York, London, Harper & brothers · leaf 61
Italians make useof the stitch known asItalian hemstitching ina simple and decorativeway. They usuallyapply it on the ivory-toned Italian linen. This linen is woven of acoarse but smooth, round thread that gives it afirm and even texture, a quality that is required formost needlework. A tea-cloth… … A. FIRST POSITION OF THE NEEDLE B. SECOND POSITION OF THE NEEDLE MAKING AND MARKING LINENS 33 the whole cloth into large squares. The edgesof both cloth and serviettes were finished withtwo rows of the hemstitching. The first row wasworked on the edge and covered the narrowestrolled hem that it was…
Handicraft · Sewing
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