Artistic embroidery : containing practical instructions in the ornamental branches of needlework (1880)
Church, Ella Rodman, b. 1831 · New York : Adams & Bishop · leaf 80
done with filling silk. The main stems and tendrils are worked in stalk-stitch with greenand brown embroidery-silk; where the stems join flower or bud, andfor other little finishing touches, satin-stitch is used. The centres ofthe blossoms are of yellow silk in knot-stitch and common… … Fig. 60.—Border in^ Applique. Seen through its glass-case, it is a marvel of coloring and truth tonature; the roses almost perfume the air, and the graceful droop ofthe wistaria in the centre is perfect. This piece of art-needleworkfully deserves its name, and is valued at 8100,000; but it is a…
Embroidery
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