Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . FIG. Figure No. i shows the manner in whichthis cord is stitched to the material, thusforming a couching. The design can readily be copied fromthe illustration here given. The color and materials selected for thisscreen are a matter of taste ; although redvelvet as the foundation, ecru canvas forthe border, black applique fignres, andyellow floss or gold thread for the orna-mental stitches, would be an effective com-bination. B. FEATHER /O achieve success in makingfeather flowers requires a cer- tain amount of rusticating in thecoun
Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . FIG. Figure No. i shows the manner in whichthis cord is stitched to the material, thusforming a couching. The design can readily be copied fromthe illustration here given. The color and materials selected for thisscreen are a matter of taste ; although redvelvet as the foundation, ecru canvas forthe border, black applique fignres, andyellow floss or gold thread for the orna-mental stitches, would be an effective com-bination. B. FEATHER /O achieve success in makingfeather flowers requires a cer- tain amount of rusticating in thecountry procure a bunch ofwhite geese feathers and cutout of these feathers leaveslike the flowers that are to becopied. Make the bulbs of beeswaxand rosin, mixed together inequal proportions; to thisstick the leaves, the stamens,and centre part of wire andzephyr. In painting the leaves anice delicate touch should begiven, in order to give a nat-ural effect. Get tube paints,such as are used for oil paint-ings. After painting the leaves lay themaside to dry. Do not use them for ten ortwelve hours at least. A tube each of chrome yellow, rose mad-der, clear white, and Prussian blue, will be all the paints required to produce a lovelybouquet. Mix the yellow and blue to ob-tain green for painting the leaves. With a little practice in mixing paints,these feather flowers can be made as beauti-ful as wax flowers. There are several ways to use feather flow-ers besides clustering them. A
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