Samplers and stitches : a handbook of the embroiderer's art (1921)
Christie, Grace · London : Batsford · leaf 225
f the raised parts to make the line sharp and clear. The oval at the top of Plate XXXIII is worked some¬ what in the manner of figure 228. The difference between them is that the pattern, instead of being left to show in raised gold, is closely oversewn with coloured silks. This method is known as… … FIG. 232. GOLD COUCHED OVER STRING. FIG. 23I. BASKET PATTERN. advantages over the more modern method. The work is more durable, the surface more flexible, and the effect much finer. These charac¬ teristics were invaluable when the entire gold ground of a cope — a vestment which hangs in graceful…
Samplers · Embroidery
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