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Ladies' manual of art, Profit and pastime : a self teacher in all branches of decorative art : embracing every variety of painting and drawing on china, glass, velvet, canvas, paper and wood : the secret of all glass transparencies, sketching from nature, pastel, crayon, drawing, taxidermy, etc (1887)

Philadelphia : American Mutual Library Association · leaf 179

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(i- Pearl Embroidery ■l-J C^Q&cy-i L- •fea+DN ¥EL¥ET,^ … of any favored leaf, or whatever you wish on the scale, with pencil, and cut it out with small scissors. If you are conversant with the form of leaves, you can save time by cutting out the leaf without first drawing the outlines. Draw in the veins of the leaves next with a needle. Stretch your dark…

Decorative arts · Art · Artists' materials · Taxidermy

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