This section is from the book "School Needlework. A Course of Study in Sewing designed for use in Schools", by Olive C. Hapgood. Also available from Amazon: School Needlework: A Course Of Study In Sewing Designed For Use In Schools.
Honey-combing is drawing fulness together for ornamental effect.
No. 8 needle, a piece of fine woollen cloth eleven inches long and three and a half inches wide, silk to match, and a red and a blue pencil.

Fig. 34. - Showing how to mark the cloth, diamonds representing red dots, and circles blue dots.
 
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