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 37
ines slant much it is not necessary to alternate the rows. When a layer is complete, threads of different color or material are laid across at regular intervals and fixed down by stitches at the back. (Fig. 14.) The chief beauty of such work lies in its regularity. This stitch is admirable when… … Fig. 14. — Plain Couching. upon a new backing, carefully cutting away the frayed material and couching the new ground. Various dia¬ pered patterns can be made by this stitch by simply al¬ ternating the crossings. Sometimes the threads are laid
Fancy work · Decorative arts · Needlework · Handicraft
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