. The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described . er threads are used for Embroidery, they aregenerally associated with coloured silks and filoselles, and raised over vellum, or laid flat and Couched, and fill inthe border with spangles and long shaped beads crossedwith coloured silks. Stitches.—The stitches used in Embroideries aredis
. The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described . er threads are used for Embroidery, they aregenerally associated with coloured silks and filoselles, and raised over vellum, or laid flat and Couched, and fill inthe border with spangles and long shaped beads crossedwith coloured silks. Stitches.—The stitches used in Embroideries aredistinguished by names selected, as far as possible, toindicate their appearance when worked. They are asfollows: Arrow Stitch.—A name sometimes given to StemStitch, because of its slanting direction. See StemStitch. Au Passe Stitch.—Also known as Point Passe, Passe,and Long. It is a name given to Satin Stitch whenworked across the material and without any padding. SeeSatin Stitch. Bach Stitch.—A stitch also known as Hem Stitch,and used in fancy Embroideries, and in plain work : Bring the needle up upon a ti*aced line,and insert it into the material, a little behind where itcame up, and bring it out a little beyond, both putting itin and bringing it out upon the straight line. Put the. Fig. 323. EMBROIDERY WITH GOLD AND SILVER. when used with these materials for Ecclesiastical purposesthe work is called Church Work. The same kind ofwork is, however, notwithstanding its expense, occa-sionally used for secular purposes, such as table borders,cushions, and chimney vallances. To work: Stretch thematerial in a frame, and draw the design; cut out littlepieces of parchment to fill in any raised parts, such as theflowers and leaves, shown in Fig. 323, and tack these downinto their position. Make small holes through thematerial with a stiletto, run the gold or silver thread into alarge-eyed needle, and bring it up from the back of thematerial, cross it over the parchm
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