Samplers and stitches : a handbook of the embroiderer's art (1921)
Christie, Grace · London : Batsford · leaf 162
hed with gossamer thread is dainty. Exquisite examples of this can be found on fine white Indian embroidery of fairly modern date. Close examination of some of this work revealed the fact that every fourth thread of the ground fabric had been withdrawn in both directions, thus saving the worker the… … To begin, the needle brings FIG. I49. THREE-SIDED STITCH. the thread to the surface at the point shown by the arrow. Then a couple of Back stitches are taken horizontally in succession over the same six threads of fabric. The needle is now at the starting-point. The next couple of Back stitches are…
Samplers · Embroidery
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