. Fancy work for pleasure and profit. et with, after which cut the cloth awayfrom the back. In a design having so manylace lines care must be observed to twist allthe threads forming those lines, according todirections given for that part of the work inFIG. 84. the lesson on Roman embroidery. The scarf on the right, in figure 83, is a very pretty all-over pattern, andparticularly appropriate for a sideboard. Work in outline stitch alone, anduse not more than three colors or shades—and one only will be very beau-tiful. For this design two dozen skeins etching silk or one dozen skeinsScotch line
. Fancy work for pleasure and profit. et with, after which cut the cloth awayfrom the back. In a design having so manylace lines care must be observed to twist allthe threads forming those lines, according todirections given for that part of the work inFIG. 84. the lesson on Roman embroidery. The scarf on the right, in figure 83, is a very pretty all-over pattern, andparticularly appropriate for a sideboard. Work in outline stitch alone, anduse not more than three colors or shades—and one only will be very beau-tiful. For this design two dozen skeins etching silk or one dozen skeinsScotch linen floss, No. 8, will be required. Figure 84 shows a scarf finished around the edges with fancy stitchesand having the surface from end to end covered with a daisy pattern. Thisscarf can be used as a cover for side board, runner for dinner table or as case scarf; etching silk should be used for the stitches around theorhres and filo floss for the design over the surface; two shades of pink, blueDr brown will be ART OR FLAT EMBROIDERY. 91 DOYLEYS. There are many different methods of decorating doyleys, chief amongwhich are the all-over and the Dresden designs. The former style is wellrepresented by the two illustrations shown in figures 85 and S6. The two
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