Smocking, fancy stitches, and cross stitch and darned net designs . FANCY ^ITCHES, AND (^ROSS-CTITCH AND J^ARNED-J\JETRESIGNS. DEC 13 1946301635 Smoel\ii?<5, fai?ey Stitetyes, Cross-Stitch and DARNED-NETDesigns. DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING SMOCKING OR HONEY-COMBING. The recent revival of smocking or honey-combing has resulted in a number of pretty arrange-ments of this decorative work and also in the adaptation of numerous fancy stitches, which increaseits ornamental effect and give much variety in the way of design. Of the two methods of making the smocking or honey-combing—the American and the.
Smocking, fancy stitches, and cross stitch and darned net designs . FANCY ^ITCHES, AND (^ROSS-CTITCH AND J^ARNED-J\JETRESIGNS. DEC 13 1946301635 Smoel\ii?<5, fai?ey Stitetyes, Cross-Stitch and DARNED-NETDesigns. DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING SMOCKING OR HONEY-COMBING. The recent revival of smocking or honey-combing has resulted in a number of pretty arrange-ments of this decorative work and also in the adaptation of numerous fancy stitches, which increaseits ornamental effect and give much variety in the way of design. Of the two methods of making the smocking or honey-combing—the American and the. No. 1. English—the former is rather the simpler, but the result isexactly the same in each instance, and in both the elasticity ofthe work is equal. The two methods are clearly described inthis article, and the illustrations are very plain ; either methodmay be followed according to taste, aud both are here adoptedfor the diamond pattern, which is the easiest and most popular,and to which great variety may be given by fancy style of smocking or honey-combing which is verydifferent in effect and permits some beautiful arrangements ofdesigns and stitches is also illustrated and described, and it willbe much used on account of its elaborate effect. The honey-combing is very effectively displayed in yokesand in the upper part of tennis and other blouses, in tea-gowns, ladies, misses and childrensdresses, and in matinees, breakfast jackets, school gowns, etc.; it may also take the shape of asmockingfancysti00butt
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