School needlework; a book written for the beginner of any age and in any school (1922)
Hapgood, Olive C, Spooner, Ella Josephine · Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn and company · leaf 49
y.Take a small backstitch, leaving the needlehalfway through the cloth. Take the cloth end of the thread and windit twice around the needle. Hold the coil firmly under the left thumband draw the needle through to complete the stitch. Insert the needle at the back end of the backstitch and bringit… … Fig. 47. EmbroideryKnot I Embroidery Knot II Position of work, hands, and needle. Hold the cloth acrossthe left forefinger. Place the thread to the left and hold it with the left thumb. Loop the thread toward the right and away from the body,crossing the under thread at the left of the point from…
Sewing · Garment cutting
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