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Dainty work for pleasure and profit (1893)

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esare either finished withhemstitching or fringe,made by raveling outthe material to the re-quired depth. The dec-oration should consistof a simple designplaced across the ends—see figure 65—or inthe four corners and outlined or worked with short and long stitch.Years ago it was considered the… … FIG. 65. ART OR FLAT EMBROIDERY. 77 Center Cioth.—A square or oblong piece of linen, silk or bolt-ii:i^- silk, used in center of dinner table, on which is generally placed thefruit and flower piece and those dishes that are merely ornamental. Thesecenter cloths can be very elaborately ornamented,…

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