Manual of needleworkTeaching how to do Kensington, applique, cretonne, roman, cross-stitch, outline and other embroideries .. . Cut Nn. 2. through, so that as the needle and thread is drawn up, a loop isformed which fastens itself. SATIN STITCH. All leaves and flowers, both in cotton and silk embroidery areworked in this stitch. The edges of the leaf or flower should be. Cut No. 3. run round, closely following the stamped pattern, then with acoarse embroidery cotton fill the space with long loose stitches, MANUAL OF NEEDLEWORK. 5 lengthwise of the leaf or petal, or in a contrary direction from
Manual of needleworkTeaching how to do Kensington, applique, cretonne, roman, cross-stitch, outline and other embroideries .. . Cut Nn. 2. through, so that as the needle and thread is drawn up, a loop isformed which fastens itself. SATIN STITCH. All leaves and flowers, both in cotton and silk embroidery areworked in this stitch. The edges of the leaf or flower should be. Cut No. 3. run round, closely following the stamped pattern, then with acoarse embroidery cotton fill the space with long loose stitches, MANUAL OF NEEDLEWORK. 5 lengthwise of the leaf or petal, or in a contrary direction from thestitches which are to cover them. After this is done, the stitchesshould be put in over and over, laying closely side by side, and thedefining line of the pattern very carefully followed. Small leavesshould be worked from the center outward and all leaves from theveining out toward the points. (Cut No. 3.) The veining should be thus marked by the work or the meetingof the satin stitches. Flowers are worked from the center outward,and each petal separately. SPOT STITCH Is merely a short back stitch, and is used sometimes in filling inparts of leaves, to give variety to the work. Larger dots are runround with cotton, and after being filled in, by passing the cottonacross the circle two or three times, the stitches are then worked inthe opposite direction, one l
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