The American domestic cyclopædia, a volume of universal ready reference for American women in American homes (1890)
Lupton, F. M. (Frank M.), 1854-1910 · New York · leaf 92
finish by putting it down to theleft. The right hand should always be above the frame, and the left be-neath—making the stitches as long as the work will admit of their being, asthe brilliancy of the silk is destroyed by crowded and short stitches. Silk embroidery is both dainty and effective ; and… … Fig. 14. of time and money. It is best to avoid touching the silk by drawing itthrough the fingers while working. Anything like a regular embroidery stitch is to be avoided, except inthose portions of the work where it isnecessary; as the most charming ef-fects are usually produced where thereseems…
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