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.

On

Crewel, Chain

and Link Stitch

the outside of line A, a

stitches are put to break of working- these

is

by

up

its

number

hardness.

of slanting

The method

:

Putting- the needle

up

through the material at

-

D

up again

at

E

down

-

down

The same 13,

C

-

stitch

is

at

at

and so on. the row of Chain, F,

seen on one side of

except that in this case the stitches are not so

long-

and they are also placed more closely together. Between the two straight rows are detached stitches, G, which are worked in exactly the same way as in as are those at A,

Fig. 31 Oriental

Fig.

Stitch

usually

33x

what

illustrates

called

Oriental

is

Stitch,

but sometimes Roumanian Stitch. This

very

is

much used

in Crewel

work for stems, outlines, etc.. and is worked from left to right, generally over a double row of

8FKJ

tracing.

Where the

entire

petal

or

Via.

33x

method as shown in the illustration may be used, when the stitches are alternately long and short, on one (lower

64

is

to be filled in with Oriental Stitch, the


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