Ivy leaves, arranged as a vine, is a favorite design for collars. Theleaves are cut from cardboard. Sometimes one thickness and sometimestwo thicknesses of the cardboard is used for a leaf. After the leaves of thepattern have been placed in position the bullion is worked over them,beginning at one… … CHURCH AND BULLION EMBROIDERIES. 135 After all the leaves are worked, the stems and tendrils of the vine are to beworked directly on the velvet, without any cardboard foundation. Whenoutline stitch is desired for this purpose the bullion should be cut just thelength of a stitch, and each time an…
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