Artistic embroidery : containing practical instructions in the ornamental branches of needlework (1880)
Church, Ella Rodman, b. 1831 · New York : Adams & Bishop · leaf 110
Fig. 100.—Diamond Couching. ARTISTIC EMBROIDERY. 105 border to enclose a plain ground in which a cross or other design isworked. This pattern is most effective when done with lines of pass-ing caught down at their intersections by a cross of crimson or otherbright-colored silk. The dots in the… … Fig. 101.—Line and Cross Diaper. Various other combinations will suggest themselves in couching;which is one of the most charming and useful methods in the wholerange of embroidery. BASKET-STITCH. This is another very effective device, and is particularly ingenious.It is used principally for…
Embroidery
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