Manual of needlework. Teaching how to do Kensington, applique, cretonne, roman, cross-stitch, outline and other embroideries .. (1883)
Patten, Joseph L., Mrs · New York, Patten Publishing Co. · leaf 22
n from the upper side, leaving the stitch a .quarter of an inch,more or less, on the upper side. MANUAL OF NEEDLEWORK. 13 The length of the stitches should be left entirely to the judg-ment of the worker, who will make them longer or shorter,according to the space to be covered, or the texture of… … Cut No. 18. Cut No. iQ. are not to be laid evenly side by side and of equal lengths,like satin embroidery, but more like the hatching, in water-colordrawing, one line dove-tailing into another, so that no abrupt ter-minations are seen. The outline of the work should first be covered ; begin at…
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