Artistic embroidery : containing practical instructions in the ornamental branches of needlework (1880)
Church, Ella Rodman, b. 1831 · New York : Adams & Bishop · leaf 101
Fig. 89. Fig. 90. The towel may be made of heavy linen sheeting; or a bordering oflinen embroidered in this way may be applied to either end of a 96 ARTISTIC EMBROIDERY. damask towel with a line of feather-stitch. Sufficient materialshould be allowed for a deep, tied fringe. This pattern will also… … Figures 89 and 90 are very effective both for towels and covers. Holbein work is frequently mixed with cross-stitch and satin-stitch, which give it a richer effect; and for elaborate designs, this isa great improvement. Figures 91, 92, and 93, show very handsometowels embroidered in this way.…
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