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 85
Cut \ 1 I carefully folded over at the points in the pattern, and all the innerparts of the curves should be neatly whipped over and over, as iffor fine gathering, and then drawn up to the form of the curvewhich keeps the braid in place and serves as a part of the workwhen completed. … Cut No. 2. The stitches used are stitches proper, or points, CONNECT-ING BARS, FINISHING EDGINGS, WHEELS and ROSETTES. By attention to the following stitches, the rudiments of the art of lacemaking may be easily acquired, and lovely bits of lace produced, MANUAL OF NEEDLEWORK. 77 but of course, as…
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