filo-floss

The veins of the leaves in Illustration 88 are padded with embroidery cotton and worked over with filo-floss.

Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery Mary Buckle 1877

French floss is smooth, and does well for laid work; for fine work bobbin floss, or what is called "church floss," is better; the slight twist in filo-floss is against it; very thick floss may be used for French knots.

Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery Mary Buckle 1877

Veins padded with embroidery cotton and worked over with two threads of filo-floss, a green and a blue; the rest of the leaves worked in one shade of stout floss.

Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery Mary Buckle 1877