Manual of needleworkTeaching how to do Kensington, applique, cretonne, roman, cross-stitch, outline and other embroideries .. . and the material drawn or tucked under, or back, to where the leafis defined, then carefully sewed over and over, the stitches beingclose together. If an eyelet only is to be made, a stilletto piercedthrough the material will be all that is necessary, working over andover, as before stated. Be careful that the needle is brought upeach time just where the eyelet or leaf is defined, as the evennessof the work depends wholly on this. (Cut No. 4.) MANUAL OF NEEDLEWORK, WH
Manual of needleworkTeaching how to do Kensington, applique, cretonne, roman, cross-stitch, outline and other embroideries .. . and the material drawn or tucked under, or back, to where the leafis defined, then carefully sewed over and over, the stitches beingclose together. If an eyelet only is to be made, a stilletto piercedthrough the material will be all that is necessary, working over andover, as before stated. Be careful that the needle is brought upeach time just where the eyelet or leaf is defined, as the evennessof the work depends wholly on this. (Cut No. 4.) MANUAL OF NEEDLEWORK, WHEEL STITCH. Sometimes a wheel is used to give variety to work. It is firstrun round, then carefully cut out with a pair of fine scissors, donot cut to the extreme size you wish to make your wheel, but leavea little margin to turn back under, to make the work firm. Thespace is now filled in evenly with long threads passing back andforth from side to side, and knotted in the center. The edge of. Ill Cut No. 5. the wheel is then carefully sewed over and over, or finely button-hole stitched. There are a great many designs for wheels, and con-siderable practice is required to work them, but when these stitchesare once mastered a person can do all the different varieties ofcotton embroidery. HERRING BONE STITCH. This stitch is much used in joining the seams of flannel, sothey shall be flat, one breadth overlapping the other. It is usedalso for decorating tidies, towels, etc., and when one kind of fabricis to be applied to another in fancy work, it makes a very effectivestitch. It is also used in ornamenting aprons and other childrensgarments, where it is not desirable to spend time for is done by sewing backwards and alternating loops of loosebutton-hole stitch. The cut will give a better idea than any de-scription could possibly do. (See cut No. 6.) CHAIN STITCH. This stitch is very useful in a variet)^ of ways. It is used forfastening the edges of applique work, f
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