Kensington embroidery and the colors of flowers : a complete guide to art needlework (1884)
[Lynn, Mass. : T.E. Parker] · leaf 33
27 Pond Lily. This is an exquisite flower when nicely worked. It can be worked most naturally in the Kensington stitch with silk, but a … very artistic effect can be produced by working it with arrasene. The proper colors are : Petals. — Dead white shaded with light silver drab with traces of light pomegranate in the centre of the outer petals. Stamens. — Light old gold and golden orange Sepals. — Two shades of medium olive green…
Embroidery · Needlework
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