. Fancy work for pleasure and profit. n having no previous knowl-edge of embroidery, simply by following design and making a cross stitchin each mesh of the,fabric. Kensington embroi-dery is most effectivelyemployed on tablecovers made of fabricshaving a silken surface,as mail cloth, Russiantapestry or sateen, andthe design selectedshould not be, for theselarge surfaces, brokenby many details, butshould be slightly con-ventionalized, both asto form and chapter on Shad-ing. Where it is notdesired to put in as fig. 235. many stitches as Kensington embroidery would require, short and
. Fancy work for pleasure and profit. n having no previous knowl-edge of embroidery, simply by following design and making a cross stitchin each mesh of the,fabric. Kensington embroi-dery is most effectivelyemployed on tablecovers made of fabricshaving a silken surface,as mail cloth, Russiantapestry or sateen, andthe design selectedshould not be, for theselarge surfaces, brokenby many details, butshould be slightly con-ventionalized, both asto form and chapter on Shad-ing. Where it is notdesired to put in as fig. 235. many stitches as Kensington embroidery would require, short and longstitch will be found almost as effective, though, of course^ a massed effectof color cannot by this method be obtained. CHICKEN PENWIPE. A unique little trifle is shown in figure 236. It consists of two or threeleaves of chamois skin, on which is gracefully mounted a fluffy little make, cut from scraps of chamois skin three pieces about four inchessquare; paint around the edges a gold band, using a No. 3 brush and liquid. 530 DAINTY WORK FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT.
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