Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910, Buckle, Mary · London, B.T. Batsford · leaf 182
of stuff. You get,moreover, almost invariably a broad and dignifiedeffect: the process does not lend itself to triviality.It was used by the Italians, and more especiallyby the Spaniards of the Renaissance, who borrowedthe idea, of course, from the Arabs. In India they still inlay in cloth most… … 2 156 ART IN NEEDLEWORK. chain-stitch, the colour of it artfully chosen withregard to the two colours of the cloth it divides orjoins. Further, they often patch together piecesof this kind of inlay. Inlay itself is a sort of Patchwork. Youcut pieces out of your cloth, and patch it withpieces of…
Embroidery
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