The international encyclopedia of scientific tailor principles, for all kinds and styles of garment-making .. Also designing .. embroidery, crocheting, knitting, worsted work, fancy and artistic needle work .. . canvas-cloth, sateen, plush,felt, satin, and plain cloth, etc. Crewel is the most popular, excepting silk, fordecorative needle-work. It is a soft brilliant finished wool, in all , and Arasene, are on the increase, just now. The bestis imported. But the American goods has the richest lustre. But this is used forcoarse work. It cannot be made to show the artist
The international encyclopedia of scientific tailor principles, for all kinds and styles of garment-making .. Also designing .. embroidery, crocheting, knitting, worsted work, fancy and artistic needle work .. . canvas-cloth, sateen, plush,felt, satin, and plain cloth, etc. Crewel is the most popular, excepting silk, fordecorative needle-work. It is a soft brilliant finished wool, in all , and Arasene, are on the increase, just now. The bestis imported. But the American goods has the richest lustre. But this is used forcoarse work. It cannot be made to show the artistic effect of filoselle, and other finesilk-threads. Silver and gold-tinsel, are effective for outline work on velvet orplush ; but the work is transitory ; being effected by light and air. Decca-floss, is aslack-twist glossy-silk. It is for pongee-silks, and transparent canvas. For smallpieces of work you can use, as frames, a small hoop. Larger pieces, the * PatentEmbroidery-Frames. Needles are all sizes. There are many kinds of embroiderysilk, in the market; some is rough-finish silk; others smooth, soft-silk. The former,has a stiff and wiry appearance ; and it is not suitable to fine work. PLATE
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