Bread-stitch
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of brede-stitch. alt-of, alternative
"Form it all with a double Back-stitch, and on the one side of the Stalks work a broad Gold-stitch, and bring it off by degrees with powdering, first pretty big stitches, and so smaller and smaller; work the veins of the leaves with Bread-stitch, Chain-stitch, open Chain-stitch, and any other that you can think on, or devise; then sprig them thick with several Fancies, and let the folds of your Leaves be the thinnest work, and be sure you put a shadow under every fold."
Example
More examples"Form it all with a double Back-stitch, and on the one side of the Stalks work a broad Gold-stitch, and bring it off by degrees with powdering, first pretty big stitches, and so smaller and smaller; work the veins of the leaves with Bread-stitch, Chain-stitch, open Chain-stitch, and any other that you can think on, or devise; then sprig them thick with several Fancies, and let the folds of your Leaves be the thinnest work, and be sure you put a shadow under every fold."
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