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He was fairly dancing with impatience and concern as they went through the brief but necessary tying-down procedure.
Bloodhype Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1973
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He was fairly dancing with impatience and concern as they went through the brief but necessary tying-down procedure.
Bloodhype Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1973
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Further variety can be obtained by a contrast in colour in the tying-down threads.
Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving Grace Christie
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The tying-down threads can often be made use of in one way or another to further decorate, or to explain form, by means of contrasting colour, change in direction, and so on.
Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving Grace Christie
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