Artistic embroidery; containing practical instructions in the ornamental branches of needlework by Church Ella Rodman (MacIlvaine) Mrs. 1831-

Author:Church, Ella Rodman (MacIlvaine), Mrs., 1831- [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Embroidery
Publisher: [New York, F. M. Lupton]
Published: 1888-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

together. One vra.j of fastening the edges down is to buttonhole them with a lighter or darker shade of silk than the material applied. The veins of leaves are defined by long stitches, also of a lighter or darker shade.

In the commoner kinds of applique, cloth, for instance, on duck, or Turkish towelling, or on cloth of another color, basting will generally answer the purpose of keeping the pattern securely in its place.

Magnificent work is done in applique; curtains of gold-colored satin with garnet velvet leaves—the edges defined with a white cord, in which a little blue was mingled; cushions of Moorish arabesques, scarlet velvet on white satin—the velvet edged with gold braid; mantel-lambrequins of brown velvet figures on a groundwork of dead-gold ; these suggest endless variations, which a little taste and some eye for color may make beautiful in the extreme.

Ivy leaves are especially satisfactory in this kind of work; and so is any large, clearly-defined figure. The accompanying illustration will be found useful for a bordering. The leaves and flowers are

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