Inside Out Library · Explore

Dainty work for pleasure and profit (1893)

[s.l. : s.n.] · leaf 197

An illustration from Dainty work for pleasure and profit, 1893, leaf 197
work. The design shown in illustrationis powdered forget-me-nots workedwith old blue filo floss in satin stitch v.-ith a center of veliow French knots. FIG. I9S. FANCY WORK BASKET. The basket shown here is eggshape. The best way in which to prepare the foundation is to cut an oblong circle out of… … thoroughly in cold water and roll up in the form of an egg; leave an openingto the side from end to end; secure in position with a string. Let it becomequite dry, when it will retain its shape without trouble; prepare a lining ofsilk for the inside, which should be wadded lightly and quilted,…

Fancy work · Needlework

Internet Archive · Smithsonian Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.

More pictures from Dainty work for pleasure and profit

More like this