Woman’s handiwork in modern homes, by Constance Cary Harrison; with numerous illustrations and five colored plates from designs by Samuel Colman, Rosina Emmet, George Gibson, and others (1881)
Harrison, Burton, Mrs., 1843-1920 · [New York] C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 57
ere old Spanish embroidery is edged by a border of randa orSpanish darned netting. Apattern of scrolls worked inclose satin stitch with ecrucotton has graceful radiatingtendrils made by setting but-ton - hole stitches back toback, like thorns upon astem. Button-hole stitch isused in modern work for… … Blanket Stitch. Montenegrin Work. This combines several stitches mentioned. Although re-sembling that of Turkey, it is, like everything else done inthe isolated little principality, vigorous and individual.Embroidery is profusely used upon the national costumesof Montenegro. A young prince of the…
Interior decoration · Embroidery · Painting · Decoration and ornament
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