. The ladies' guide to needle work, embroidery, etc. : being a complete guide to all kinds of ladies' fancy work. e edges with buttonhole stitching, and cutting out the spaces between. To do this, take a half yard of white linen or pique, mark out a circular scal-loped centre, with sprigs of leaves or sprays of small flowers in the centre of eachscallop. These embroider in satin stitch, as also the border around the edge,buttonhole stitching the scallops. Then arrange the crossed-bar border as previ-ously described. The tidy is extremely delicate, and when freshly laundrxed ispeculiarly dainty
. The ladies' guide to needle work, embroidery, etc. : being a complete guide to all kinds of ladies' fancy work. e edges with buttonhole stitching, and cutting out the spaces between. To do this, take a half yard of white linen or pique, mark out a circular scal-loped centre, with sprigs of leaves or sprays of small flowers in the centre of eachscallop. These embroider in satin stitch, as also the border around the edge,buttonhole stitching the scallops. Then arrange the crossed-bar border as previ-ously described. The tidy is extremely delicate, and when freshly laundrxed ispeculiarly dainty and elegant looking Corner of ^Design for Tidy, Etc. Another exquisite piece of work of this kind is shown in the little corner-pieceof Fig. 118, which is of tulle and fine Swiss muslin. 152 LADIES GUIDE TO NEEDLEWORK. The design must Ijo enlarged, of course, and consists of a foundation of thoSwiss, upon which the lace is basted (on the parts required) in the centre and fourcorners. The design is then worked in chain stitching, and tho Swiss cut awayas usual from the lace, leaving the design upon the Fig. 118. Such tidies arc very much more artistic and refined in appearance than anywoolen crocheted or Berlin work on canvas, as they may always he washed, andthus kept clean and fresh.
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