Heron, Addie E. [from old catalog] · Chicago, The Home manual co · leaf 66
a heavysilk cord coucheddown; the centerof the leaves arethen worked withcoral stitch in ara-sene or chenille.Any other of thefilling stitchescould have beenused here withequally good ef-fect, providing silkthread had beenused in place of arrasene or chenille, as these two last-named materials do… … 54 DAINTY WORK FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT. one must use a little judgment and taste in the selection. If the leaves areof dark green velvet the silk used should be of a much lighter shade of thesame, while if the leaves and vine be cut from ecru or cream colored velvetthe couching and rope silk used…
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