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 93
ving off in the middle of a word,if necessary. The crest, a lion rampant, is cut from un-bleached serge, and applied upon the curtain at intervalsbetween the mottoes. Any other heraldic device would doas well, and, to give the right effect, one must select theexact yellow tone of unbleached stuff… … EMBROIDERY. 69 OUTLINE WORK. and with her needle composes Natures own-shape, of bud, bird, branch or berry. —Shakespeare. AS the chief beauty of outline work depends upongrace and fidelity to form, it is naturally a craft de-manding poetic instinct as well as delicate manipulation.In nothing else…
Interior decoration · Embroidery · Painting · Decoration and ornament
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