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 . ck, and Satin(Fig. 57). Slanting Gobelin Stitch.—A name sometimes givento Long or Satin Stitch. Star Stitch.—See Double Stitch. Tapestry Stitch.—See Gobelin Stitch. Tassel Stitch.—This stitch is used in Berlin woolwork for making fringes, and is but a variety of requires to be wo
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 . ck, and Satin(Fig. 57). Slanting Gobelin Stitch.—A name sometimes givento Long or Satin Stitch. Star Stitch.—See Double Stitch. Tapestry Stitch.—See Gobelin Stitch. Tassel Stitch.—This stitch is used in Berlin woolwork for making fringes, and is but a variety of requires to be worked with a mesh, and with the wooldoubled. The stitch requires six threads of canvas inlength, and four in height. To make: Pass two loops,formed of four strands of wool, over the mesh, and putthe needle into the centre of four threads of canvas inheight, and along six in width, and secure with a CuossStitch. Pass this Cross Stitch over them, and intothe outer holes of the Stitch, binding the loops firmlydown together with it. Paste the back of the canvasbefore these loops are cut, as they are not so secure asthose made with real Plush Stitch. Tent Stitch.—This stitch is also known as PetitPoint and Perlenstitch, and in all ancient needle-work it was more used than Cross Stitch. Tent Stitch. Fig. 51. Tent Stitch, requires much finer canvas than that used in CrossStitch, the wool being only laid on the canvas once therefore more labour. To work, as shown in Fig. 51:Cross the wool over one or two threads of canvas in adiagonal direction from left to right. Various Fancy Stitches (1).—In the fancy pattern givenin Fig. 52 the stitches are Back, Satin, and Raised. The
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