The ladies complete guide to needle-work and embroidery : containing clear and practical instructions whereby any one can learn easily.../ (1859)
Lambert, Miss, T.B. Peterson & Brothers (Philadelphia, Pa.) · Philadelphia : T.B. Peterson and Brothers · leaf 120
98 IMPLEMENTS. nexed engraving, will be found the most convenient. Its use will be fully described when speaking of raised embroidery. PURSE STRETCHERS. … The above engraving will convey a better idea of this little machine than any we are capable of giving. It is used for stretching knitted, netted, and crochet purses. The purse, when finished, before the ends are drawn together, should be sewn up at the mouth, and passed over the wooden cylinder,…
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