Embroidery : a collection of articles on subjects connected with the study of fine needlework, including stitches, materials, methods of work, and designing, and history ... (1909)
Christie, Grace · London, James Pearsall · leaf 202
ish linens. Flax threads, embroidery cottons, andcrochet cotton are all used for smocking anddecoration. Where the work is to be doneon silk or woollen materials, Twisted Em-broidery silk looks best and washes well. One word as to colour. The needle-woman who has formed her ideal of smock-ing on… … Fig. 104 H3 EMBROIDERY ground, or of a deep blue linen worked inthread of the same beautiful shade; and shewill appreciate the severer charm of a purewhite linen, richly embroidered in fine whitethread. In conclusion, I would urge the studentto restrict her use of smocking to garmentsin which the…
Embroidery
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