Embroidery and fancy work, containing directions for embroidering, painting, modelling, carving, etc (1899)
Belford, Clarke & Co · Chicago · leaf 32
of stitchesthat may be employed in this work, which I will brieflydescribe. Of these, one of the most important is featherstitch, which is the one generally employed in shading-flowers, etc. It consists of an alternate long and shortstitch. The stitches must not, however, terminate inregular lines,… … Fig. 8. follow the lines of the petals. It is a good plan to keeptwo or three needles threaded with the different shades,and work them in as required. It is often a good planto work the whole of a leaf or petal in the shade that ispredominant, making the stitches a little spreading, so 30 NEEDLES…
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