. Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide ... A ready reference and reservoir of useful information. More than two hundred illustrations. hook theends into the cotton. To Copy Embroidery Patterns.—It often happens that those whodo stamping for embroider)^ and braiding at fancy stores, do not have the pat-terns desired or adapted to certain parts and corners of garments of differentsizes, and it is important to know how to copy patterns that are to the purposefound in the fashion journals. We often see exquisite designs, particularly ofbraiding, intended for various parts of
. Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide ... A ready reference and reservoir of useful information. More than two hundred illustrations. hook theends into the cotton. To Copy Embroidery Patterns.—It often happens that those whodo stamping for embroider)^ and braiding at fancy stores, do not have the pat-terns desired or adapted to certain parts and corners of garments of differentsizes, and it is important to know how to copy patterns that are to the purposefound in the fashion journals. We often see exquisite designs, particularly ofbraiding, intended for various parts of a ladys apparel and fancy articles. To copy these, first make a drawing upon paper, if it is desired to preservethe original print, then lay the drawing upon an even cloth, and perforate allthe lines with a needle close and even. Then take finely powdered charcoalthree parts, resin one part in fine powder ; mix and tie it in a piece of porousmuslin, so as to form a dusting bag. VARIOUS FANCY ARTICLES. Lay the perforated drawing upon your material, and fasten firmly at eachcorner by driving pins through it into the board or table you are using. Rub. THE HORN CORNUCOPIA. the dusting bag over the perforations, which will permit the dust to fall throughthe holes, and thus outline the pattern. VARIOUS FANCY ARTICLES. 699 After carefully removing the paper drawing, lay blotting paper over the dustpattern and go over it with a warm flat-iron. The heat will melt the resin andfix the pattern. If the cloth to be embroidered is black, use finely pulverizedchalk in place of the charcoal. Silver Paper SliaTing* Case.—A simple and pretty case ixiay be madeof the silver paper canvas. Cut two pieces, each eight inches long and five andone-half inches wide. Upon one piece embroider with single zephyr or fillingsilk, any simple pattern. The lightest shade of blue, pink, or a wine scarlet,are colors that look well on the silver paper. Before lining the two pieces with silk, either round the c
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