Our homes and their adornments; . 850 OUR HOMES AND THEIR ADORNMENTS. holes. This will give the outline upon the material, but asit will soon brush off, go over it with ordinary water nia> be used to make the stems of the design, andthe tiowers and leaves worked with scales. If several tintsare desired, the scales may be varnished with bright colorsbefore they are sewed on. A Design for Fish Scale Embroidery.—Our illustra-tion gives a very pretty design. The ground is of maroon-colored silk. Work the stem in old-gold silk twist. Theleaves and roses are made of scales. In makin
Our homes and their adornments; . 850 OUR HOMES AND THEIR ADORNMENTS. holes. This will give the outline upon the material, but asit will soon brush off, go over it with ordinary water nia> be used to make the stems of the design, andthe tiowers and leaves worked with scales. If several tintsare desired, the scales may be varnished with bright colorsbefore they are sewed on. A Design for Fish Scale Embroidery.—Our illustra-tion gives a very pretty design. The ground is of maroon-colored silk. Work the stem in old-gold silk twist. Theleaves and roses are made of scales. In making the leaves, the silver wire must be carried across the scales to represent ^.<gr:!;^^^^^^v^^ the veins. And ses, sew on thescales the holes; the laps over the so with the the center which may with a few the flower be answer. The as follows: The gle black bead are worked to make the ro-outer circle ofsewing thi*onext circlestitches, andnext, untilis reached,be finishedbeads, or, ifsmall, one willbird is workedeyes are each the beak, legs, and claws the .same as the stems. For the wings, the scales are sewed onwith silver wire carried across, the different sizes and colorsof scales making up the entire bird. For pointed ends ofwings the scales may be clipped to a point with the necklace and cross of scales worked on black velvetmake a very pretty ornament for an evening toilet. Bags, Sachets, etc.—Reticules and bags are now verypopular, and any lady having a desire to possess one maymake it without great expense. Satin is the favorite, butplush and other materials are quite as appropriate. They should be made Avith ilraw-strings of satin, andshould be embroidered or painted in some appropriate de-sign
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