Jacobean crewel work and traditional designs (1900)
Penelope · Manchester, Briggs · leaf 33
le on British Satin, and a list ofthe shades used are here included. The thread is used four strands atonce, though three can be used for fine detail. The colours are arranged in a very deliberate fashion. The tulipand the rose are in encroaching satin stitch, the stitches being about aquarter of… … PERIOD—CHAIR OF IN-LAID MAHOGANY, LATEEIGHTEENTH CENTURY. The colours are clearly defined and easy to follow from theillustration, but the following notes may be useful. Columbine.—These are in blues 250 and 489 with leaves of gold 280 and fawn 1673.The stem is in split stitch, using 286 and 1673.…
Embroidery, English
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