The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described . Fig. 48. Berlin Plush Stitch.—Detail 1. threads, or one stitch, in width, and repeat to the end ofthe row. The number of threads gone over can be enlarged or decreased without detriment to the stitch, as long asthe relative height and width are maintained. Plush Stitch.—This stitch is chi

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The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described . Fig. 48. Berlin Plush Stitch.—Detail 1. threads, or one stitch, in width, and repeat to the end ofthe row. The number of threads gone over can be enlarged or decreased without detriment to the stitch, as long asthe relative height and width are maintained. Plush Stitch.—This stitch is chiefly used in raisedwool work, but is also required to form borders or fringesto plain Berlin work. To work: Fasten the wool at theback of the canvas, bring it to the front and put theneedle in again two threads above where it came out, andbring it back to the front in the same hole it started from(Fig. 48). Draw the wool up, but only so that it formsa loop of the length required, which is usually an inch(Fig. 49). Hold this loop in the left hand, and make a. Fio. 49. Berlin Plush Stitch.—Detail 2. Tent Stitch. This completes the stitch. Work severalrows in this manner (Fig. 50), commencing from the