Raised Gold 121 good gold work over bad padding. If a large surface is to be covered, layers of yellow cloth are the best medium to employ, but macrame string should be used for line work. (Figs, n and 12.) The padding must first be sewn down … each strand must be sewn Fig. 11 down separately, as in starting, and cut off quite close ; but this method is only sufficient if other gold threads, forming another portion of the design, will cover the raw edge ; otherwise, after Fig- I2* sewing down the last stitch, the gold thread must be cut…
Embroidery · Church vestments
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