Manual of needleworkTeaching how to do Kensington, applique, cretonne, roman, cross-stitch, outline and other embroideries .. . pass the needle tothe other side and work back again to the lower end : then workanother line of stitches inside of the outline, until the stalk is filledup. The outline of the design should always be evenly and closelyfollowed, but the interior of the petal or leaf must be filled in,according to the shape. (Cut No. 21). The stalk of a flower should never be worked across, but invar-iably lengthways. In shading much depends upon the taste of theworker; those who have
Manual of needleworkTeaching how to do Kensington, applique, cretonne, roman, cross-stitch, outline and other embroideries .. . pass the needle tothe other side and work back again to the lower end : then workanother line of stitches inside of the outline, until the stalk is filledup. The outline of the design should always be evenly and closelyfollowed, but the interior of the petal or leaf must be filled in,according to the shape. (Cut No. 21). The stalk of a flower should never be worked across, but invar-iably lengthways. In shading much depends upon the taste of theworker; those who have a knowledge of drawing andcoloring will find it very easy to produce fine effects in this principal fault to guard against is stiffness, for while Creweldesigns are hardly expected to be in every respect true to nature,yet they should never have that set appearance which is found in 14 MANUAL OF NEEDLEWORK. cotton embroidery, therefore preserve as far as possible the prom-inent characteristics of the plant or flower which you are trying toimitate. After the work is finished and taken from the frame, it generally.
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