The ladies' guide to needle work, embroidery, etc : being a complete guide to all kinds of ladies' fancy work . t» and the whole are trimmed with cord or fringe to correspond, and are alike prettyand useful for a ladys dressing-room. LADIES GUIDE TO NEEDLEWOKK. Toilet Mat. 29 The nest pattern is designed for a toilet mat to match the set, and can boworked ihe full pattern for centre mat, and the centre pattern only for smallcologne-bottle mats at each side. They should be worked on fine white Marseilles,in colored cotton braid, to match the pincushion, glove, and handkerchief case, A fringe ca
The ladies' guide to needle work, embroidery, etc : being a complete guide to all kinds of ladies' fancy work . t» and the whole are trimmed with cord or fringe to correspond, and are alike prettyand useful for a ladys dressing-room. LADIES GUIDE TO NEEDLEWOKK. Toilet Mat. 29 The nest pattern is designed for a toilet mat to match the set, and can boworked ihe full pattern for centre mat, and the centre pattern only for smallcologne-bottle mats at each side. They should be worked on fine white Marseilles,in colored cotton braid, to match the pincushion, glove, and handkerchief case, A fringe can be added by buttonhole stitching cotton to match the braid, inlong loop stitches. They are very pretty worked in white star Fig. 35.—THE TOILET MAT. CHAPTER III. APPLIQUE WORK. The term applique, or application work, applies to the style of embroidery inwhich a pattern is cut or stamped out of one kind of material, and transferred toanother material, or the same in a different color, to which it is fastened by someedge of needlework, uniting by braid, satin stitch, cord or beads. In white goods this style of work js called transfer work, and will be found underthat heading, the term applique being generally confined to articles of cloth, velvet,satin or silk. It is necessary in the first place to purchase a complete set of stamping tools, tosecure accuracy of outline in patterns, stars, circles, or diamonds, but the patternsare procurable in all varieties already stamped out of velvet cloth, satin or silk. When you have selected your pattern, baste it carefully down upon the materialfor your background, always having either fabric or color in contrast. Velvet oncloth, silk on velvet, cloth on silk—any
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