. 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 . Fig. 307. Drawn Work. together with coloured silk, and work these Overcaststitches in a Vandyke line over the whole of the inch ofDrawn threads, as shown in Fig. 307. To work Fig. 308 : Draw out six threads of the material,and leave three threads, then draw out threads to an inchin dept
. 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 . Fig. 307. Drawn Work. together with coloured silk, and work these Overcaststitches in a Vandyke line over the whole of the inch ofDrawn threads, as shown in Fig. 307. To work Fig. 308 : Draw out six threads of the material,and leave three threads, then draw out threads to an inchin depth of the material, then leave three threads, anddraw out six threads. Work lines of Buttonhole downthe upright threads in the centre space upon the right. Fig. S03. Drawn Wore. side of the material, and take in four threads into eachline. When all the threads are Buttonholed over, take anarrow piece of ribbon, and run it through the lines thus :Take up the third line and twist it over the first, put theribbon over it, and pass the ribbon through the secondline, twist the first line over the second and third, and passthe ribbon over it. Treat all the Buttonholed lines inthis way. Dresden Point.—The exact date of the introductionof lace making into Germany is still a matter of dispute,but there is no doubt that the movement owed much of itssuccess to the labours of Barbara Uttmann (born 1514,died 1575), who, with the hope of lessening the poverty ofher countrywomen, founded a lace school at Annaberg,and, with assistance from Flanders, taught Pillow lace-making to 30,000 persons. To her labours may be addedthe help given to the manufactory by the constant passingover into Germany of French and Spanish refugees, manyof whom brought with t
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