Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910, Buckle, Mary · London, B.T. Batsford · leaf 166
example of it. The art in workof that kind is, of course, largely in the design.Gold thread work in spiral forms has very muchthe effect of filagree in gold wire. The next step is where the cords of gold encloselittle touches of embroidery in coloured floss, asin Illustration 91. These have the… … 59- COUCHED OUTLINE WORK. 140 ART IN NEEDLEWORK. The cord of the embroiderer answers to thecloisons of the enameller, the surfaces of shiningfloss to the films of vitreous enamel. Applique embroidery is constantly edged withgold or silver thread. An effective, if rather rude,example of this, the…
Embroidery
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