Samplers and stitches : a handbook of the embroiderer's art (1921)
Christie, Grace · London : Batsford · leaf 172
102 SAMPLERS AND STITCHES two threads of fabric between the lines of stitches instead of the three seen here. In the Frontispiece the blue margin is in this stitch. WAVE STITCH FILLING, figure 161. — ’ This is one of the stitches which are effective worked in coloured threads as well as in white.… … fig. 1 61. wave stitch filling, diagonally under a square composed of four threads in each direction. The needle in the diagram illustrates the working thus far. Next insert the needle at the point where it first came through and bring it out diagonally below after passing under a square of four…
Samplers · Embroidery
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