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 94
he difference betweenmechanical and artistic embroidery consists inshowing judgment and finish in all these smallmatters. Other stitches used in sUk embroidery, be-sides the one known distinctively as embroidery-stitch, are satin-stitch, French-knot-stitch, stalk-stitch, point-russe, herring-bone… … Fig. 19. FBENOH, OB FLAT EMBKOIDERY. The stitches lie smoothly in a diagonal direc-tion close to each other—little or no attention tolight or shade being necessary. It may be donevery effectually in one color, and is then often enriched bv gold or silvercord around the edges. It looks best worked…
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