Beautiful homes : or, Hints in house furnishing (1878)
Williams, Henry T, Jones, C. S., Mrs · New York : Henry T. Williams, Publisher · leaf 200
center design is worked in chain-stitch, point Russe and half-polka stitches, in allvarieties of color. The effect of this Indienjie design,wrought in all the brilliant tints that can be pro-cured, is surprisingly beautiful. The pattern can be readily understood fromthe illustration, and the colors… … 196 BEAUTIFUL HOMES. Other beautiful covers are made by cutting paper patterns of scroll work, andapplying these to materials of contrasting colors or shades, cutting them outcarefully, and after basting them on in proper position, to stitch a line (alongthe inner margin,) on the sewing-machine;…
Decoration and ornament
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