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She liked him to admire her needlework, and did not hesitate to show him the featherstitching and embroidery she was putting on her new underclothes.

From One of Ours by Cather, Willa Sibert

The "Dutch" collar can be made with a plain hem and finished with the fine featherstitching or any of the ornamental stitches, or it can be embroidered in a simple pattern with the eyelet embroidery.

From Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care by McGlauflin, Idabelle