The Workwoman's Guide: Containing Instructions to the Inexperienced in Cutting Out and Completing Those Articles of Wearing Apparel, &c. which are Ususally Made at Home : Also, Explanations on Upholstery, Straw-platting, Bonnet-making, Knitting, &cSimpkin, Marshall and Company, 1838 - Počet stran: 303 |
Vyhledávání v knize
Výsledky 1-5 z 58
Strana 1
... thread used in making it up should be strengthened by waxing . Thread is much more durable than cotton , and it should therefore be used in working all kinds of linen . Cottons are better for calico , muslin , & c . All kinds of threads ...
... thread used in making it up should be strengthened by waxing . Thread is much more durable than cotton , and it should therefore be used in working all kinds of linen . Cottons are better for calico , muslin , & c . All kinds of threads ...
Strana 2
... threads from the edge , and draw a thread to stitch upon . In stitching , take two threads back , and pass the needle so as to come out from under two before . Join on a fresh piece of thread by passing the needle between the edges ...
... threads from the edge , and draw a thread to stitch upon . In stitching , take two threads back , and pass the needle so as to come out from under two before . Join on a fresh piece of thread by passing the needle between the edges ...
Strana 3
... threads down on the right . The stitch is made by putting the needle through the loop of the thread before it is drawn close . Observe that you keep your work evenly by the thread , and do not turn the corners too soon ; the needle ...
... threads down on the right . The stitch is made by putting the needle through the loop of the thread before it is drawn close . Observe that you keep your work evenly by the thread , and do not turn the corners too soon ; the needle ...
Strana 4
... threads before the hole , or even the thin place , to give a firmer hold to the cotton . Take one thread and leave one , alternately till the row is complete ; afterwards , point the needle towards the chest , and take up the ...
... threads before the hole , or even the thin place , to give a firmer hold to the cotton . Take one thread and leave one , alternately till the row is complete ; afterwards , point the needle towards the chest , and take up the ...
Strana 5
... thread should be neatly fastened off at the end of each letter and not carried on from one to the other . Two or four threads are left be- tween the letters , according to the quality of the article to be marked . In linen , eight threads ...
... thread should be neatly fastened off at the end of each letter and not carried on from one to the other . Two or four threads are left be- tween the letters , according to the quality of the article to be marked . In linen , eight threads ...
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arm-hole band bed furniture body bonnet bottom breadths button-hole buttons calico cambric Child chintz cloth collar colour corner cotton crown curtains depth dimity double knitting dress edge F to G fastened five nails flannel flannel band folded four nails frill fringe front gathered gores gown gussets half a nail head-piece hemmed huckaback Knit three lace Length linen lining loop middle muslin nail deep nails long nails wide narrow neat neatly neck needle number of stitches pattern piece pinafore piping plain row plaits PLAT PLATE 13 PLATE 21 pretty quarter ribbon ribs round runners satin SCALE seams selvage selvage-way sewed sewn shape shirt shoulder shoulder-piece shoulder-straps side silk six nails skirt sleeve slit sloped soft Space Space from E square straight strong tape thread three nails turn waist wash Width of ditto wool worn wristband yard