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Woman's handiwork in modern homes (1881)

Harrison, Burton, Mrs., 1843-1920 · [New York] : Scribner's Sons · leaf 116

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84 WOMAN S HANDIWORK. herring-bone, buttonhole, overcasting, chain stitch, darning and knot stitch. I. Draw the threads from the end of a piece of linen for about an inch in depth. Pass a thread through the middle of the strands that are left, crossing and catching … Drawn-work Stitches, top and bottom of the drawn space. This leaves an effect of even rows of threads a little separated. Then use chain stitch to draw these rows together in bunches of four, in the centre. III. The foregoing pattern maybe elaborated by a thread introduced in a waving line over and…

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