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An Embroidery Book

by Anne Knox Arthur

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  1. 1Ancient Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian Costumes and Deco…
  2. 2Foreword
  3. 3Chapter I — Introductory
  4. 4Chapter II — The Art and Craft of Embroidery — The Six Points
  5. 5Chapter III — Construction and Design
  6. 6Chapter IV — Darning Stitches — Backgrounds and Fillings
  7. 7Chapter V — Needle-Weaving — Russian Open-Work — Linked Stitches
  8. 8Chapter VI — Button-Hole and Border Stitches — Hemstitching and Ope…
  9. 9Chapter VII — Laid Work — Basket and Line Stitches
  10. 10Chapter VIII — Couching — French Knots and Bullion Stitch
  11. 11Chapter IX — Braids and Design — Faggoting — Veining — Antique Seam…
  12. 12Chapter X — Insertions in Needle-Weaving — Point de Réprise — Inter…
  13. 13Chapter XI — Fringes and Tassels — Hand-Made Braids — Knots and Picots
  14. 14Chapter XII — Drawn-Thread and White Work — Rhodian, Richelieu and…
  15. 15Chapter XIII — Decorative Flowers and Leaves — Edging and Insertion

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