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 410
Fig. 304.—Outline Stitch. Old-Fashioned Needle-work. 389 edge of the space, then the thread at the other edge ; nextall the intervening threads ; this finished, fold and baste downthe hem, allowing it to meet the edge of the drawn work, andtaking five threads runninglengthwise in the space,… … Fig. 305.-Hem-stitching. always looks well and is veryserviceable when made oflinen. Scarfs for buffets, bureaus, or tables, and tea-cloths,tidies, or chair-backs, can be made of crash, butchers linen,and linen sheeting ; it is better to have doylies of very fine linen.In making drawn work, if the…
Amusements · Interior decoration
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