. Art crafts for amateurs . e Keltic crossesmay be seen snake-like creatures most ingeniously entwined,and wrought with the ornament, of which they form an integralpart. Chinese dragons and heraldic beasts could be adaptedfor fretwork. In this Norwegian doorway there is a fertilityof resource which evinces great decorative skill. A mirrorframe treated on these lines would be effective. The example No. 119 I have given is one of four doorpanels, a cast of which is in South Kensington museum. Itis an excellent example of strap work carving, but muchof the effect could be obtained by fret-cutting
. Art crafts for amateurs . e Keltic crossesmay be seen snake-like creatures most ingeniously entwined,and wrought with the ornament, of which they form an integralpart. Chinese dragons and heraldic beasts could be adaptedfor fretwork. In this Norwegian doorway there is a fertilityof resource which evinces great decorative skill. A mirrorframe treated on these lines would be effective. The example No. 119 I have given is one of four doorpanels, a cast of which is in South Kensington museum. Itis an excellent example of strap work carving, but muchof the effect could be obtained by fret-cutting with carvingadded. Door panels would look well ornamented in thisway with frets glued on to them, suggested by this stoutwork. The block was made from a photograph of the whole ofthe door, one of a series sold in the museum. It is hardly necessary to say that many other designs inthis work, besides those given in this chapter, could easilybe adapted for fret-cutting. CHAPTER X. THE WORK OF THE NEEDLE AND DESIGNINGFOR EEDLEWORK is a term ol wide appli-cation, and it is only one aspect of thecraft that can be touched on here, thatbeing the designing and adaptation ofdesigns to suit reproduction by theneedle. I am perforce obliged to illus-trate the subject chiefly with my own drawings, and thoughthis may be a disadvantage in one way, it has this gain, thatI can better illustrate my meaning than could any otherdesigner. The fault of so much needlework is that it is over-prettyand lacking character or distinction. One piece is so likeanother that ones attention is very rarely arrested. In theParis Exhibition this last year I found the most characteris-tic work in the exhibits of the lesser-known countries, such asFinland, Lapland, and the Balkan States. The exhibitsfrom the well-known European countries, including our ownare just what we expect to find, and what is so refreshing isto see that which comes as a surprise : it is like a new dishto the gourmet, and gives one a t
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