. Godey's lady's book . retty effect when completed. It may be workedeither on canvas or velvet, the latter, of course,much lessening the labor of its outer border is formed of violet-colored silkbraid, fastened down with a row of gold beadsat each edge, and having a line of herringbonein maize-color netting silk down its two flowers which appear at the top and bottom of the oval are in clear white, havinggold centres ; the spray work is in strings ofclear white beads, each part being tipped withthree beads one size larger, in chalk worked upon canvas, and th
. Godey's lady's book . retty effect when completed. It may be workedeither on canvas or velvet, the latter, of course,much lessening the labor of its outer border is formed of violet-colored silkbraid, fastened down with a row of gold beadsat each edge, and having a line of herringbonein maize-color netting silk down its two flowers which appear at the top and bottom of the oval are in clear white, havinggold centres ; the spray work is in strings ofclear white beads, each part being tipped withthree beads one size larger, in chalk worked upon canvas, and the ground filledin with Berlin wool, this part should be donebefore the spray work is introduced, as thislooks much the best when done in short stringsof beads rather than with a bead at a timeworked upon the threads of the canvas. If in-tended for a present, the initials of the recipi-ent should be introduced into the centre of thewreath. The tassels may be either of beads orsilk. BRAIDING 292 godeys ladys book and magazine.
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