The woman's book : dealing practically with the modern conditions of home-life, self-support, education, opportunties, and every-day problems (1894)
New York : C. Scribner's sons · leaf 255
ny, and assertedthe excellence of vegetable: dyes, byfading all together—most beautiful inage ! After feather-stitch, which is calledthe basis of all modern embroidery,conies stem-stitch. As willbe seen by the illustration,this is a long stitch forward on thesurface of the material, and a shorter… … Stem-Stitch. work upward until you reach thejunction of a leaf or some other inter-rupting point ; then take the needleunder to the other line and work back,continuing in this way until the stemis solid. Always work the stalk of aplant lengthwise ; it is a common errorto carry the lines across.…
Women · Home Economics · Interior decoration
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