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 35
the chain stitch line round the edge is visible,and that it forms a neat finish to the filling;it can be, and often is, of a difFerent colourfrom the other part. This method is to berecommended and it is much more rapidlyexecuted than when the stitches are placedtouching each other, as they… … Fig-. 11 shading the leaf, the stitch is continued inthe same way but with different-colouredthread in the needle. The veining of theleaves, carried out in stem stitch, is workedin a well-contrasted shade on the surface ofthe solid filling, a pale green being the colourusually chosen. The chain…
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