The Priscilla smocking book, a collection of beautiful and useful patterns, with directions for working . blue. Two threads of stranded cotton were used throughout. Waist and sleeves are of the checked dimity, withcollar, cuffs, and vestee of handkerchief linenedged with applied hems of the dimity. The materials used were as follows : Three yardschecked dimity; 5 skeins stranded cotton; I dozenbuttons; .> yard handkerchief linen, for collar,vestee, and culTs. The applied hems were finishedon their edges with a reversed over-and-over stitch(see Fig. -4), and joined to collar, cuffs, and vest
The Priscilla smocking book, a collection of beautiful and useful patterns, with directions for working . blue. Two threads of stranded cotton were used throughout. Waist and sleeves are of the checked dimity, withcollar, cuffs, and vestee of handkerchief linenedged with applied hems of the dimity. The materials used were as follows : Three yardschecked dimity; 5 skeins stranded cotton; I dozenbuttons; .> yard handkerchief linen, for collar,vestee, and culTs. The applied hems were finishedon their edges with a reversed over-and-over stitch(see Fig. -4), and joined to collar, cuffs, and the fagoting stitch with buttonhole stitchdown the centre, as shown by Fig. 21. The illustration does not convey an adequate impression ofthe charming color and stitch combinations. A use-ful linish liaving very good effect was the simu-lated buttons or .spiders on either side of the blousefront worked in two shades of blue. (See Fig, 51,page 26.) No detailed description is needed of thesestitches, as the illustrations are perfectly comprehen-sive. To make the sprays of embroidery a spool is.
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