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Artistic embroidery : containing practical instructions in the ornamental branches of needlework (1880)

Church, Ella Rodman, b. 1831 · New York : Adams & Bishop · leaf 117

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right side; and the book-marker, which should now appearas neat on one side as the other, will be ready for the fringe. A soft-twist silk fringe two inches deep is best, if the embroideryis done in silk. If in gold, a gold fringe is more suitable. Twice thelength of the two ends, and three inches… … Fig. 110.—Desigi^^ for Alms-Basin Mat. Figure 110 is a simple and chaste design for a circular mat ofvelvet to fit the bottom of an alms-dish and deaden the jinglingsound of coin upon the bare surface of metal. The mat should be of velvet, lined with silk, and trimmed with afringe of gold or silk,…

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