Artistic embroidery; containing practical instructions in the ornamental branches of needlework (1888)
Church, Ella Rodman (MacIlvaine), Mrs., 1831- [from old catalog] · [New York, F. M. Lupton] · leaf 97
stitches come on the upper side, and all , "1 * ' ■ vertical stitches on the under side in : " " ■ ■ T 7« li : S «t the first row, which is shown by a in L- _ Figure 75; while b shows the lines Fig. 74. finished by the second row, and indi- cates the order of stitches by figures. The thread, which… … Fig. 75. These simple designs being mastered, the learner is now prepared for more ambitious efforts; and the lines are frequently divided into branches richly ornamented, that form complicated patterns, and require some study to make both sides of the work alike. The patterns now consist no longer…
Embroidery
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