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Dainty work for pleasure and profit (1891)

Heron, Mrs. Adelaide E · Chicago : Danks & Co. · leaf 475

An illustration from Dainty work for pleasure and profit, 1891, leaf 475
LOUIS XIV DESIGN. These designs are having a great revival of popular favor. They areexquisitely dainty, and may be applied to almost any article. The illustra-tion above is a border for doyley or center cloth. For center cloth it shouldbe enlarged five times, while the size illustrated is correct… … CENTER CLOTH. The design shown here is very effective, and simple to work. Thematerial should be fine linen. The pointed scallops look best worked very-heavy in buttonhole stitch, with white linen floss. The ribbon should beworked with a delicate lily green, in buttonhole point stitch; the violets…

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