A manual of plain needlework and cutting-out (1886)
Jones, Emily G · London : Longmans, Green · leaf 76
Plain Needlework and 68 pattern will show two halves of a diamond. It will be wise to increase one loop at each end, after the sixth row, otherwise the pattern will come to a point. It will be seen that the pattern needs no counting after it has once been understood. Grafting is joining two pieces… … together with the needle in such a manner that when the same material is used the join is invisible. Fig. 14 shows the appearance of the stitch. The loops must be cleared and perfectly even. The pieces to be joined must be placed so that the loops of one are exactly opposite the corresponding…
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