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There was music in the chug of our engines and in the purl of the water about our homely bows.
VIRGINIA: THE OLD DOMINIONFRANK W. HUTCHINS AND CORTELLE HUTCHINS
When you slip, put in needle, as if to purl, from right to left.
CYCLING AND SHOOTING KNICKERBOCKER STOCKINGSH. P. RYDER
The purl warms the cockles of Tom's heart, and makes him cough.
TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL DAYSTHOMAS HUGHES
The 3rd row (which is the last) is worked on the opposite side of the chain with purl.
BEETON'S BOOK OF NEEDLEWORKISABELLA BEETON
Now work 49 rows, a plain and a purl row alternately, slipping the 1st st of every row.
NEEDLEWORK ECONOMIESVARIOUS
The larger leaves and petals are made in relief by being sewn on over a few pieces of purl laid underneath them at right angles.
ENGLISH EMBROIDERED BOOKBINDINGSCYRIL JAMES HUMPHRIES DAVENPORT
Nine shall combine Straichy and purl wilt and borrowed moans.
GEOGRAPHY AND PLAYSGERTRUDE STEIN
The number of double stitches between two purl is different, as distinctly seen in illustration.
BEETON'S BOOK OF NEEDLEWORKISABELLA BEETON
Purl and bullion must be cut very accurately into pieces of the required size, and attached to the material as a bead would be.
EMBROIDERY AND TAPESTRY WEAVINGGRACE CHRISTIE
Cast on 50 stitches then knit or purl the same amount of rows as stitches.
THE LIBRARY OF WORK AND PLAY: NEEDLECRAFTEFFIE ARCHER ARCHER
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