. 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 . ade, return the thread at theside of the line already made, so as to make a double line,and cross it twice with ornamental Knots. Hold thefixed and working threads together, and cross them with afoundation of Buttonhole stitches, over which workOvercast Stitch until a Knot is formed. Se
. 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 . ade, return the thread at theside of the line already made, so as to make a double line,and cross it twice with ornamental Knots. Hold thefixed and working threads together, and cross them with afoundation of Buttonhole stitches, over which workOvercast Stitch until a Knot is formed. Secure thesecond line close to the first with a Herringbone (see , Detail B), and continue the double line to end of space. Double Feather.—A variety of Feather Stitch, and worked thus : Hold the materialin the left hand, bring up thecotton, and hold it under theleft thumb ; put the needle intothe material on the left side,on a level with the place wherethe cotton was brought up, butone-eighth of an inch away fromit; make a stitch, slightly slantthe needle in doing so fromleft to right (see Fig. 296),and draw the cotton up, keepingthe thumb upon it and theneedle over it. Again insert theneedle to the left on a levelwith the lower part of the laststitch, but one-eighth of an inch from it, and in a. Fig. 296. Double Feather Stitch.
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