The practical upholsterer : giving clear directions for skillfully performing all kinds of upholsteres' [sic] work in leather, silk, plush, reps, cottons, velvets, and carpetings : also, for stuffing, embossing, welting, and covering all kinds of mattresses, &c. ... : fully illustrated with engravings of tools, sketches of furniture, and numerous full-page illustrations of original decorative designs (1891)
Hodgson, Fred. T. (Frederick Thomas), 1836-1919 · New York : Industrial Publication Co. · leaf 56
PRACTICAL UPHOLSTERY. 50 The border will be buttoned according to instructions given for circular ottoman (Fig. 21), and finished as shown in the present illustration. The ottoman being square, 1^- inches Fig. 23. for fullness in the buttoning will be sufficient each way. The rough sketch here… … it would reach the hands of the upholsterer. An ottoman like this is very suitable for needlework, with borders of plush to harmonize.
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