Samplers and stitches : a handbook of the embroiderer's art (1921)
Christie, Grace · London : Batsford · leaf 205
a loop on the edge of the fabric as shown in the upper left corner. Next fix the loop thus formed with a pin as shown in the next diagram, and make a second loop round the pin. Pass the needle across under the loop as in diagram 3. Now bring the thread back to the left side again, passing in front… … edging stitch, wind as many loops round it as the size of picot requires, pull the needle through the loops and insert it again at the same point in the edging stitch and pull through. To make this picot more open in form, like the completed one in the diagram, commence by picking up about three of…
Samplers · Embroidery
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