The Priscilla smocking book, a collection of beautiful and useful patterns, with directions for working . hu:. 44. Detail of Waist, Img. 45 22. Figure 47 shows the detail of the smocking stitcheson Childs Frock, Fig-. 46. The elalwrate effect is se-cured by the shading and the work being fine. How-ever, it is extremely simple, as only three or fourdifferent stitches are used, viz.: the first line is insingle outline; the second line in double cable; thethird line, single outline; the fourth, fifth, and sixthlines are used for the double Vandyke; and theseventh line shows single outline again.
The Priscilla smocking book, a collection of beautiful and useful patterns, with directions for working . hu:. 44. Detail of Waist, Img. 45 22. Figure 47 shows the detail of the smocking stitcheson Childs Frock, Fig-. 46. The elalwrate effect is se-cured by the shading and the work being fine. How-ever, it is extremely simple, as only three or fourdifferent stitches are used, viz.: the first line is insingle outline; the second line in double cable; thethird line, single outline; the fourth, fifth, and sixthlines are used for the double Vandyke; and theseventh line shows single outline again. From theeighth line is worked twelve rows of wave, usingthree stitches rather close together and shaded fromdark to light. (See the illustration.) These lines of ig. 44 and jiaye JJ wave are worked without preparation, work simplybeing held in place. Figure 48. Childs Frock.—This little frockshows pink shades in the smocking stitches and bul-lion embroidery is used to further decorate the gar-ment. This embroidery lends itself especially wellwhere smocking is done. Cross stitch also is very ap-propriate and much used in little floral d
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