Home decoration: art needle-work and embroidery; painting on silk, satin, and velvet; panel-painting; and wood-carving (1881)
Ruutz-Rees, Janet E. (Janet Emily), 1842- · New York, D. Appleton and Company · leaf 32
HOME DECORATION. 28 result is reached upon both sides. It produces a perfectly smooth surface when properly and neatly worked, and is very useful for petals and raised designs in small masses. Blanket- stitcli (Fig. 9) is used for edging. It is ex¬ actly like ordinary button-hole stitch, and varies… … Fig. 9.— Blanket-Stitch. Chain-stitch is used occasionally in filled-in embroid¬ ery, but it has a mechanical effect, and has been so ex¬ actly copied by machine-work that it is no longer sug¬ gestive in needle-work. It consists simply in taking a stitch from left to right, and, before drawing out…
Fancy work · Decorative arts · Needlework · Handicraft
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