Humphreys, Mary Gay. [from old catalog], Boardman, E. W., [from old catalog] joint author · New York, Funk & Wagnalls · leaf 20
suitable.In using darned stitch on the background attentionmust be paid to the tints used, since, as the groundshows through, a resultant tint from the union of the twocolors in the eye is effected. In general the tint usedshould be somewhat darker than the ground. In usingpongee, for example, one… … Cushion Background Stitch. The design may be left without an outline, but it isperhaps more satisfactory to outline the forms in a stilldeeper tint. Other stitches, if desired, can be used inthe design, but the simple, broad effect is more pleasing. Cushion Background Stitch is, in fact, a species…
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