The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c . drawercontaining scraps left over from former work—bits of silk, ribbon, velvet, etc. If not, shecould easily collect some among her friends asanyone knows how pieces accumulate, especiallywhere dressmaking or millinery is done athome. W© will, in imagination, turn out the con-tents of such a scrap-bag. Her© is ahout halfa yard of some plain, dark material, left fromlast years winter gown. The very thing fora work-bag or cosy lined with some soft-coloured sateen, which you probably have course, if the collection can contribute apiece of
The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c . drawercontaining scraps left over from former work—bits of silk, ribbon, velvet, etc. If not, shecould easily collect some among her friends asanyone knows how pieces accumulate, especiallywhere dressmaking or millinery is done athome. W© will, in imagination, turn out the con-tents of such a scrap-bag. Her© is ahout halfa yard of some plain, dark material, left fromlast years winter gown. The very thing fora work-bag or cosy lined with some soft-coloured sateen, which you probably have course, if the collection can contribute apiece of pongee silk, so much the better; butsateen is very nice. We will suppose it to befawn-brown, and the dress material dark blue(though many other colours would do equallywell). Cut out the sfliape of your bag or cosy,and lay the stuff on a flat table. Next choosesome of your small scraps of silk, velvet, orbright cloth, and cut them into various fanci-ful shapes, 6uch as hearts, diamonds, flowers,shamrocks, triangles, butterflies, etc. If you. FIG. 2.—COMPASS EMBROIDERY. prefer, you can first draw the forms on stiffcardboard, and cut them out; then lay themon your scraps as a guide. Do not use any large pieces, as they willcome in for a purpose to be suggested l* you have enough ready tack them lightlyon your stuff, dotting them about carelesslywithout any particular method, but avoidingthe juxtaposition of colours that quarreltoo violently. The next process will be to buttonhole themround with dull gold embroidery silk, thusmaking the edges neat- and securing them tothe material. Satin and silk pieces need tobe worked thickly, lest they should fray out;and some of the forms—flower shapes, for in-stance—will be much improved by a fewFrench knots or light stitches in the centre. The quainter you make the work the morepleasing will be the effect. Any large piecesthat you may hare will come in for a varietyof this wTork called flower patchwork. Suppose you possess
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