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POINT D'ESPRIT, FESTOON STITCH.
This stitch needs no explanation, the illustrations
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Fig. 49.
showing the mode of working it. It admits of many variations which can easily be copied from the design. Sometimes the whole ground work is filled in with this stitch.
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Fig. 50.
Fig. 50, gives a combination of point d'esprit and point de toile.
POINT CROISI, CROSS STITCH.
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Fig. 51.
Fig. 51 shows the mode of working a crossed thread with a tied knot, which fastens all the threads at the