work amid flowers, leaves and tendrils and isexquisite, though yellowed by time. The men in the days of old did not disdain embroidery, asis shown in a handsome linen shirt made for a wealthy Salem,Mass., merchant prince. It is of fine linen with a dainty em-broidered ruffle, and with the same… … Teaching the Mysteries of Needlework and to do it with the greatest care. To hem, even a pockethandkerchief, was a task of no little moment. There was nosewing machine to run them off at almost lightning speed;each stitch was made with the greatest precision. Thethreads in the fabric were counted…
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