This section is from the "Embroidery Stitches" book, by M. E. Wilkinson. Amazon: Embroidery Stitches.
Point De Reprise. A stitch much used to form bars in lace or embroidery, and often termed "under-and-over" stitch. Two or more strands of thread are passed across an open space and a thread is darned into these, first over one and then under another till the bar is completed. Any number of strands may be used.

 
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