The ladies' hand book of fancy and ornamental work ... (1859)
Hartley, Florence · Philadelphia : G. G. Evans · leaf 97
twothreads, the long way of the canvas, one thread being increasedeach way until eight threads are crossed, then decrease to twothreads. Proceed in the same way for the next diamond, filling inthe spaces with silk, in bright colors. This is one of those designs which never wearies the eye,… … DIAMONDS. Two threads are taken across the canvas, increasing one eachway, to fourteen, and decreasing similarly, progressing through-out in the same way. For the next row, two threads areto be taken down the canvas, increasing and decreasing al-ternately. Finish with steel, silver, or gold beads,…
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