Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910, Buckle, Mary · London, B.T. Batsford · leaf 124
You might followthe veining of a leaf, for example, and work fromvein to vein. But all leaves are not naturally veinedin the most accommodating manner. Treatmentis accordingly necessary, and so wre arrive at aconvention appropriate to embroidery of this kind.It takes a draughtsman properly to… … 39- SATIN-STITCH IN FINE TWISTED SILK. D.E. II g8 ART IN NEEDLEWORK. satin-stitch is beautiful. A further charm lies in the way it lends itself to gradation of colour. Beautiful results may be obtained by the use of perfectly flat tints of colour, as in Illustration 40 ; • but the subtlest as well…
Embroidery
Internet Archive · Clark Art Institute Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
