Meaning of bread-stitch | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [C1]

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⟳.”

“They can read⟳, write⟳, and cast⟳ accounts; they understand⟳ their needle, bread-stitch, cross and change⟳, and all manner of plain work⟳; they can pink, point⟳, and frill, and know⟳ something of music; they can do up smallclothes; work⟳ upon catgut; my eldest can cut⟳ paper, and my youngest has a very pretty manner of telling fortunes upon the cards.”

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