The woman's book, dealing practically with the modern conditions of home-life, self-support, education, opportunties, and every-day problems (1894)
New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 258
Diaper couching. Diaper Couching. In net-work couching, the fasteningstitches are placed diagonally insteadof at right angles, forming a net-work,and are kept in place by a cross-stitchat each intersection. … Plain Couching. Brick-work is done by laying thethreads down two together, and takingthe fastening stitches irregularly toproduce the effect of bricks in a wall. Diapering is used for the drapery ofsmall figures, and is then worked infine silk and gold thread. In ecclesiastical embroidery it…
Women · Home Economics · Interior decoration
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