The Priscilla smocking book, a collection of beautiful and useful patterns, with directions for working . IoiNr ; \\\ii\kiFig. 17 and page 16 STiTi 11. .See Fig, -7. Jahot Showim; \ Practicai. Ai-imji ation 0¥ Point in or Vasuyki; Stitch. See. page 16 used to curve the stems that are marked with a pen-cil and worked in outline stitch. The budlike ef-fect of the bullion-stitch embroidery is secured bytaking three stitches in bullion stitch, winding thethread times around the needle. (See Fig. 23.)The centre stitch can be in a deeper shade, withcharming effect. The smock


The Priscilla smocking book, a collection of beautiful and useful patterns, with directions for working . IoiNr ; \\\ii\kiFig. 17 and page 16 STiTi 11. .See Fig, -7. Jahot Showim; \ Practicai. Ai-imji ation 0¥ Point in or Vasuyki; Stitch. See. page 16 used to curve the stems that are marked with a pen-cil and worked in outline stitch. The budlike ef-fect of the bullion-stitch embroidery is secured bytaking three stitches in bullion stitch, winding thethread times around the needle. (See Fig. 23.)The centre stitch can be in a deeper shade, withcharming effect. The smocking pattern across the top of the waistfronts where attached to the yoke is shown in detailon page II. .y waist pattern may oe used whichproviiles for gathered fronts to a shoulderyoke, allowing for a fullness of three times, if checkeddimity is used (as in Fig. I). If plain material isused, an<l shirring threads marked by sewing-ma- 13. Fig. 29. HoNEvco^rr! Smacking Dom; un liA.\D-RuxTicks. See page 17 chine method, allow for fullness according to tahleon page 4. Beginners are advised to try a sampleof the goods they wish to use for fullness, beforebeginning a blouse. Figure 22. — This illustration shows in detail thework done on the blouse shown on the previouspage, and a description of the stitches will not begiven, reference to preceding directions beingdeemed sufficient. Nineteen rows of shirrings weremade for the smocking of the fronts, using everysecond cord of the dimity, giving a fullness ofthree times. The first row is outline stitch; thesecond row double cable, which is two rows ofsingle cable; the third row is outline; the fourthrow is a curved wave, beginning on the fifth lineand working to the fourth line; the fifth row is thesecond of the curved wave, beginning on thesixth line and worked to fifth line, four stitchesup, one on each of four plaits, three above theline, and four stitches down to the lin


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