Artistic embroidery; containing practical instructions in the ornamental branches of needlework (1880)
Church, Ella Rodman (MacIlvaine), Mrs., 1831- [from old catalog] · New York, Adams & Bishop · leaf 111
105 ARTISTIC EMBROIDERY. border to enclose a plain ground in which a cross or other design is worked. This pattern is most effective when done with lines of pass- ing caught down at their intersections by a cross of crimson or other bright-colored silk. The dots in the centre may be made either… … Fig. 101. — Line axd Cross Diaper. Various other combinations will suggest themselves in couching; which is one of the most charming and useful methods in the whole range of embroidery. BASKET-STITCH. This is another very effective device, and is particularly ingenious. It is used principally for…
Embroidery
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