Dillmont, Thérèse de, 1846-1890, Dollfus-Mieg & Cie · Mulhouse : Th. de Dillmont · leaf 17
i6 EMBROIDERY ON NET In embroidering leaves in darning stitch you should also be careful to push the stitches more closely together at the two ends, and leave them rather more play in the middle. Figure 26 shews two leaves completed ; one with one vein, the other with two. … l-'ig. -i'i. tig. 24. Star composed of long stitches. Star composed of long stitches. Laying the top threads. Finished. Should you want whole sprays ot such leaves you must embroider the stalks as well, beginning by laying three to five threads for a foundation and then covering them closely with…
Embroidery · Embroidery -- Patterns
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