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Ladies's work for pleasure and profit (1894)

Heron, Addie E. [from old catalog] · Chicago, The Home manual co · leaf 254

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RAWN WORK offers a means of beautifying table linen,bed linen, towels, handkerchiefs, and many articles of aladys wardrobe. It is the least expensive, as to actualoutlay of money, of any form of decorative needlework,but to do elaborate pieces on fine materials will requiretime and patience, and… … FIG. 252. nearly all grades of linen may be used, provided the threads are even and thesurface smooth. The quality of linen known to the trade as round threadlinen, is best adapted, as the threads are easily drawn, and the remainingthreads are firm and smooth. Scrim, surah silk, lawn, mull—all may…

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