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THICK OUTLINE-STITCH (D on sampler) is like thick crewel-stitch with the exception that, as in ordinary outline-stitch (B), you keep your thread always above the needle to the left.
Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery Mary Buckle 1877
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CREWEL-STITCH SAMPLER -- A and C, crewel-stitch; B and D, outline-stitch; E, back-stitch; F, spots; G and H, stem-stitch; J, crewel and outline-stitches in combination.
Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery Mary Buckle 1877
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A row of crewel-stitch and one of outline-stitch, worked on to the bars, and not into the stuff, makes the central chain.
Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery Mary Buckle 1877
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