Beautiful homes : or, Hints in house furnishing (1878)
Williams, Henry T, Jones, C. S., Mrs · New York : Henry T. Williams, Publisher · leaf 300
and the one around theillustration are good examples, andafter finishing the embroidery, theopen parts are cut aw^ay, showingthe colored linen beneath. A pret-ty combination is white and graylinen with scarlet embroidery, orwhite and buff with black. Em-broidery cotton No. 20, is bestfor this work,… … 296 BEAUTIFUL HOMES. tray-covers, and where used for a pitcher, etc., an oval circle, or square of fineenameled oil-cloth, embroidered in scallops around the edge may be cut to fitwithin the embroidered border, as shown in the illustration, and is a preven-tive of dampness and soiling, or the…
Decoration and ornament
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