Floss silk is generally used for other stitches because it covers the thread of the canvas better than purse silk; it is, however, often replaced by filoselle, which is a much cheaper material. From Wordnik.com. [Beeton's Book of Needlework] Reference
Six skeins of bright scarlet Berlin wool; 5 shades of green ditto, 6 skeins each; 12 skeins of black, and 4 of gray; 4 skeins of white, and 4 of gray floss silk, or filoselle. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies' Work-Book Containing Instructions In Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, etc.] Reference
It is much cheaper than embroidery silk or filoselle. From Wordnik.com. [Handbook of Embroidery] Reference
They will only bear light embroidering in silk or filoselle. From Wordnik.com. [Handbook of Embroidery] Reference
Materials: French cambric, fine China black sewing-silk, or filoselle. From Wordnik.com. [Beeton's Book of Needlework] Reference
To be worked in outline and solid embroidery, in silk or filoselle, on satin de chine. From Wordnik.com. [Handbook of Embroidery] Reference
All this applied to velvet with a couching of brown filoselle, and the tendrils added. From Wordnik.com. [Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery] Reference
Purse silk is often used for the latter; it is more brilliant than floss silk or filoselle. From Wordnik.com. [Beeton's Book of Needlework] Reference
And in truth, the young barrister was apt to wear shoes and stout socks of black filoselle. From Wordnik.com. [The Deputy of Arcis] Reference
It is made of light brown Java canvas, and embroidered in point Russe with green filoselle. From Wordnik.com. [Beeton's Book of Needlework] Reference
These stitches carefully follow every line of the design, and are worked in black China sewing-silk or filoselle. From Wordnik.com. [Beeton's Book of Needlework] Reference
Couched cord or filoselle is useful in covering the raw edge of the onlay, not so much masking the joints as making them sightly. From Wordnik.com. [Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery] Reference
It is also very effective when used in conjunction with embroidery silk, or filoselle, either in conventional designs, or where flowers are introduced. From Wordnik.com. [Handbook of Embroidery] Reference
Materials: Light brown Java canvas; green silk; green filoselle and purse silk; green silk ribbon three-fifths of an inch wide; some wadding; 2 cork soles. From Wordnik.com. [Beeton's Book of Needlework] Reference
Materials: 10 skeins of 12-thread fleecy, of six shades of red (these should be most of the darker shades); 2 skeins of white ditto; 1 skein of white filoselle. From Wordnik.com. [Beeton's Book of Needlework] Reference
Couching outlines are usually thick strands of double crewel, tapestry wool, filoselle, cord, or narrow ribbon laid down and stitched at regular intervals by threads crossing the couching line at right angles. From Wordnik.com. [Handbook of Embroidery] Reference
For washing laces, Cordonnet 6 fils D. M.C is the best; for furniture fringes, the lower numbers of Coton à tricoter D. M.C, and for producing the appearance of filoselle, the lower numbers of Coton à repriser D. M.C are to be taken. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopedia of Needlework] Reference
A double course of couching forms the outline in Illustration 92, one of filoselle and one of cord, separately sewn; but the tendrils, which are of silver thread, are sewn down both threads at a time with double stitches, very obvious in the illustration. From Wordnik.com. [Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery] Reference
A take you home, Susan. 'had his car keys ready. filoselle shook her head doubtfully. ifve already sorted it with Ivan.'. From Wordnik.com. [two women]
Embroidering Breton handkerchiefs is not a new description of fancy work, but it is still in vogue; and when a lady has had sufficient patience to successfully accomplish the feat of covering every portion of the handkerchief with thick filoselle work, there is no doubt that she has produced a piece of embroidery not only handsome and durable, but that will justly hand her name down to posterity as a real worker, and not one who takes up the whim of the hour and throws it on one side as soon as it bores her. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 353, October 2, 1886.] Reference
They are worked with coloured filoselle in point. From Wordnik.com. [Beeton's Book of Needlework] Reference
Materials: Coloured filoselle, cloth, velvet, cashmere, or silk. From Wordnik.com. [Beeton's Book of Needlework] Reference
When the patchwork scraps are all arranged, spare strands of filoselle of any shades are used to cover over the basting threads with lines of coral stitch, feather, chain, rope, and herringbone, while oddments of silk cord, Japanese gold thread, very fine braids, etc., are sewn down either as borderings to the securing lines or as forming designs and figures on the patches themselves. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 353, October 2, 1886.] Reference
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