The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described . ork is used for charitable purposes,as many childrens warm garments can be made by its aidat a nominal cost. To make babies hoods: Cut the shapeof the hood out of a piece of coloured calico, then takethe list and sew it on to the calico in rows, tacking downthe edges of each row that it m
The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described . ork is used for charitable purposes,as many childrens warm garments can be made by its aidat a nominal cost. To make babies hoods: Cut the shapeof the hood out of a piece of coloured calico, then takethe list and sew it on to the calico in rows, tacking downthe edges of each row that it may oveilap the onebefore it. Ornament each row of list with Cross Stitch,Herringbone, or Satin Stitch, worked in single Berlinwool of a bright colour, and use odds and ends of wool soas to make each line different in colour. Edge the hoodwith two rows of ruching made of list, cut into narrowstrips, and make a rosette at the side of the same. For petticoats, stays, and bodices: Cut out the size ofthe articles upon unbleached calico, and sew the strips oflist to this lining, overlapping them as before. Bind theedges of the garments with scarlet braid, and work a rowof Coral Stitch round the articles, as an ornamentalborder, in single scarlet Berlin wool. Little Folks Work.—The work shown in our illus-. Fig. 536. Little Folks Work. tration (Fig. 586) is extremely easy, and is suitable fancywork for children from eight to ten years of age. It is 328 THE DICTIONARY OF NEEDLEWORK. worked upon white cotton canvas, of the pattern shownin the illustration, with scarlet or blue Pyrenean, orsingle Berlin wool. To work : Cut the canvas into asquare to form a mat, and Run a straight line round thefour sides of the square, 2 inches from the edge. Runthe wool that forms this line underneath the top and raisedthread that divides the cotton canvas into numerous smallsquares, and return over this Run line with a line ofOvercast (see Fig. 586). Simply Overcast over the wool,and do not secure it
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