. Fancy work for pleasure and profit. EMBROIDERY STITCHES SPANISH LAID WORK. This style of work is very beautiful for working borders to center clothfor stand, for soarf ends and for cushion covers, and is an application ofcouching stitches. Figure 27 shows the manner of working border inSpanish laid work. For this purpose either a plain border or large scallop. SPANISH LAID WORK. FIG. 27 is used. For our purpose we have selected the scalloped edge. The scal-lop is first filled with eithe jilk or linen threads, laid straight across fromone outline to the outline jpposite, being careful to carr
. Fancy work for pleasure and profit. EMBROIDERY STITCHES SPANISH LAID WORK. This style of work is very beautiful for working borders to center clothfor stand, for soarf ends and for cushion covers, and is an application ofcouching stitches. Figure 27 shows the manner of working border inSpanish laid work. For this purpose either a plain border or large scallop. SPANISH LAID WORK. FIG. 27 is used. For our purpose we have selected the scalloped edge. The scal-lop is first filled with eithe jilk or linen threads, laid straight across fromone outline to the outline jpposite, being careful to carry them across in aperfectly straight line; place the threads so close together that the surfaceof material does not show, yet be careful not to crowd them, one upoa 38 DAINTY WORK FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT. another. If the work is being done upon a white linen or cotton wash fabric,then for the straight lines use white Bargarren art linen. Thread anarrasene needle with a strand of the Bargarren art thread, bring the needle up to the surface at the right side of scallop, closto the point. Carry across and put the needledown through the opposite outline; bring needleup on same side, about one-thirty-second ofan inch from where it was passed down, andcarry it across to the right outline and putdown; repeat this until the surface is filled; thiswill leave all
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