Samplers and stitches : a handbook of the embroiderer's art (1921)
Christie, Grace · London : Batsford · leaf 57
LOOPED STITCHES 25 cut material in open work, or for binding other raw edges. Used as a filling or for lines Buttonhole can be employed in a number of different ways. When employed for fillings each succeeding row of stitching is worked into the heading of the previous row, no matter whether the… … FIG. 29. BUTTONHOLE STITCH. couching thread start round the outline and continue round and round until the form is completely filled in. There are still other uses to which this stitch may be applied. For instance, back¬ grounds needing light decoration can be covered with open buttonholing which…
Samplers · Embroidery
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