How to amuse yourself and others. The American girl's handy book (1887)
Beard, Lina, Beard, Adelia B. (Adelia Belle), 1857-1920 · New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 408
ver andover, passing the needle in and out of the loops of the button-hole stitch, so forming a narrow net-work of thread between the c> two pieces of kid. Should the glove need a patch, carefully cuta piece of kid out of the best part of an old kid glove corre-sponding in color to theone… … Fig 302.—Feather Stitch. loops of the button-hole stitches • this makes the mending firm,neat, and strong. Fancy Stitches. These are in many varieties of style ; one of the most useful is known as the FEATHER STITCH. Fig. 302 gives the position of the needle and the manner oftaking the stitch.…
Amusements · Interior decoration
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