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A lady's book on art embroidery in silk, with engraved patterns (1886)

Perkins, George C., [from old catalog] comp · [New York] M. Heiminway & sons silk co. · leaf 28

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20 A lady's book RICK-BACK DAISY. Crochet the centre with yellow embroidery silk or Ileminway's pure dye knitting silk, and gather in the rick-rack braid as is shown in the cut. Another style of daisy may be made of felt, tlie white petals, or points being connected where they come towards the… … The above illustrations represent the three shapes necessary to form a wild rose, using two each of the smaller styles and one of the large. These petals can be procured at art embroidery stores or they can be cut from the piece and edges turned in. Embroider the centre of the rose with dark olive…

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