The illuminated book of needlework : comprising knitting, netting, crochet, and embroidery . e kind ofwork illustrated in Plate No. XVIII. In thisdrawing, the coloured stripes represent the crossstitch and the black stripes the velvet, which islaid on after the stripes of needlework, are advantage of this style of work is, that itsaves about one third of the labour required by theordinary patterns, while the effect produced is muchmore beautiful; as it throws up the needle workbetter than the usual ground. We shall now proceed to what may be technicallytermed the Business of the A
The illuminated book of needlework : comprising knitting, netting, crochet, and embroidery . e kind ofwork illustrated in Plate No. XVIII. In thisdrawing, the coloured stripes represent the crossstitch and the black stripes the velvet, which islaid on after the stripes of needlework, are advantage of this style of work is, that itsaves about one third of the labour required by theordinary patterns, while the effect produced is muchmore beautiful; as it throws up the needle workbetter than the usual ground. We shall now proceed to what may be technicallytermed the Business of the Art, and hope by acareful analysis of the various Stitches, to renderthem easily practicable to the least experienced, 1. Tent Stitch. This is worked by passing the wool overone thread the cross way, and should be^:v^y done in a frame. In grounding, performthe work the bias way of the canvas, and workfrom left to right. Plate XVII. The accompanying pattern is scarcely sufficientto give an idea of this beautiful style of work, itforming but a small section of a much larger one, Plate Plate XVIII.
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