. 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 . , and eight-sided cubesmeasuring lj inches at top, bottom, and side lines, butonly three-quarters of an inch across the lines that formthe four corners. Make these cubes and squares of piecesof dark-coloured satin and brocade. Cut out, in lightsilk or satin, the long, narrow stripes, ma
. 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 . , and eight-sided cubesmeasuring lj inches at top, bottom, and side lines, butonly three-quarters of an inch across the lines that formthe four corners. Make these cubes and squares of piecesof dark-coloured satin and brocade. Cut out, in lightsilk or satin, the long, narrow stripes, make these half aninch in width, 2 inches in length on one side, and 2finches in length on the other. Cut them so that one sideof the width is quite straight, and the other pointed. Takeone of the squares, stitch to it, on the left, a long, narrowpiece, turn its short, or 2-inch, length to the square, make it even on its straight width with the bottom line of square,and let the overlap and the point come at the top; to thisend, but not to the point, join another long piece in thesame way, fit it into the overlap where it is straight, andjoin its short 2-inch length to the top of the square, allow-ing the overlap and the point to be to the right down the right side of the square, and put a pie. e. Fig. 655. Twist Patchwork. on at the bottom of the square; in the same manner jointhe long pieces to all the squares. Now arrange thecubes as to colour, and join them to the long short corners of the cubes will fit into the pointsof the long pieces, four different cubes will join the fourdifferent points, and the straight parts will fit into thestraight lines of the long pieces. Patent Flannels (Welsh and Saxony).—A very finequality of Flannel, said not to shrink when washed, butnot durable. They are much used for infants clothing. Patent Knitting. — The old-fashioned name forBrioche Knitting. See Knitting. Patent Silk Sealskin.—This is a very beautifultextile,
Size: 1752px × 1425px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectneedlework, bookyear1
