What shall we do to-night? or, Social amusements for evening parties. Furnishing complete and varied programmes for twenty-six entertainments (1873)
Dick, William B. (William Brisbane), 1827-1901 · New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 74
then proceeds to sew by drawing the needle and thread quite ( THE FIFTH EVENING. 71 through the fabric in his left hand, continuing to malie severalstitches in like manner successively. The method of performing this seeming wonder is as follows:A piece of thread eight or nine inches long is turned… … Tig. 35. and the thread must be kept concealed while the needle isthreaded with, a piece of thread of similar length and appearance.The thread in the needle must have one of its ends drawn upnearly close, and be concealed between the forefinger and thumb;the other should hang down nearly as long…
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