Beautiful homes : or, Hints in house furnishing (1878)
Williams, Henry T, Jones, C. S., Mrs · New York : Henry T. Williams, Publisher · leaf 254
BEAUTIFUL HOMES. 249 rug for chair or sofa. In the former, it is made of a circular piece of blackvelvet, ten inches in diameter, the edge pinked-out and ornamented with bandsof scarlet silk braid or velvet ribbon, put on (as illustrated by the figure) witha machine stitching, and crimson or pink… … Fig. 243. For the foot-rug, take a circular piece of heavy flannel or blanket, color black,and pink out around the edges. Obtain a number of scraps from a carpet-storewith roses or other flowers in Brussels or velvet carpeting, and cutting themout carefully, fasten on the rug with a large needle…
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