Feather-Stitch
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This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Feather-Stitch
Feather-Stitch. A stitch used in embroidery, producing a partial imitation of feathers by small branches that ramify from a main stem. In mediaeval embroidery this pattern was called opus plumarium.
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