Inside Out Library · Explore

Godey's lady's book (1840)

Philadelphia, Pa. : L.A. Godey · leaf 165

An illustration from Godey's lady's book, 1840, leaf 165
of wood, then gum it on the back, and, whendry, cut round the outline which was overcast;sew the two stems together, as in engraving. For the Circle to which the Leaves are tobe Sewed.—Cut a circle in stiff card-board, thesize of the bottom of the hyacinth-glass ; coverit with colored cambric, just… … Materials.—Chenille, light green, shaded green, deepscarlet, and crimson. Make a frame, the shape of the pattern given,of iron wire, covered neatly with silk or wor-sted. Now take the shaded green chenille, andpass it over the leaves from left to right, andback, till it is all covered; then make an…

Women · American literature · Costume · Arts

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

More pictures from Godey's lady's book

More like this