. The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described . bbins, and with No. 40thread. In the pricked pattern, the letter a shows wherethe Bobbins divide to work the slanting Cloth Stitch, theletters d and c give the side points of the diamond, andb the bottom point. Inside the large diamond at b, thesquare meshes shown in Fig. 725 are made;
. The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described . bbins, and with No. 40thread. In the pricked pattern, the letter a shows wherethe Bobbins divide to work the slanting Cloth Stitch, theletters d and c give the side points of the diamond, andb the bottom point. Inside the large diamond at b, thesquare meshes shown in Fig. 725 are made; there are nine Embroidery to signify a border of material, or work cutout after the pattern of a scallop shells edge. It is moresuitable for washing materials tban a Vandyke border,the points of the latter being more easily frayed a scallop edge is pinked out, especially insilk, or in glazed calico; but in white stuffs it Bhould beworked closely in Buttonhole Stitch. Scarves.—These are more or less long, straight, andcomparatively naiTOw lengths of material designed forwear round the throat or the waist, or across one or bothshoulders. They are generally made of a silk material, orelse of lace; but also sometimes of woollen stuff, eitherwoven or knitted. They may be had in every shade of. Fig. 725. Saxony Lace. of these, and they end at the letter t; and the pointswhere the threads commence to make each separate oneare indicated by the numerals 1, 2, 3, and 4. Thesmall diamond upon each side of the large one is workedwith Half Stitch, and is marked as to its points by theletters I, m, n, 0. The border to the insertion is formedwith six threads, like the borders already an edging is made to Saxony Lace, form it withfour threads, and plait together, carrying it along as ascalloped line; ornament this plait with the ordinaryPicots or Loops that adorn the edges of other PillowLaces. Scallop Edge.— A term used in Dressmaking and
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