Woman’s handiwork in modern homes, by Constance Cary Harrison; with numerous illustrations and five colored plates from designs by Samuel Colman, Rosina Emmet, George Gibson, and others (1881)
Harrison, Burton, Mrs., 1843-1920 · [New York] C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 113
Drawn-work Stitches. of drawn-work stitches, for use on linen or crash. Fortowels, table-covers, buffet-scarfs and doyleys, drawn-workis especially suitable. Beginning with the hem stitch ofour grandmothers, we may add, as we progress, lace stitches, 84 WOMAN S HANDIWORK. … Drawn-work Stitches. herring-bone, buttonhole, overcasting, chain stitch, darningand knot stitch. I. Draw the threads from the end of a pieee of linenfor about an inch in depth. Pass a thread through themiddle of the strands that are left, crossing and catching them in bunches of twoor three. This…
Interior decoration · Embroidery · Painting · Decoration and ornament
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