. Art crafts for amateurs . sides, the detail of which is seen in No. 112. below it. It would be enough merely to colour the bars,leaving the design plain. A portfolio stand might be composed of two fret-cut sides,and such a design as the wild rose, No. rn, would be suit-able. The stem, as will be noticed, is made a distinct FRETWORK. 167 feature, and was the firstconsideration in makingthe design as it was inthe vine, the flowers andleaves being to a greatextent after considera-tions, or at all eventsdependent upon the dis-position of the design is symme-trical, which emphasisesthe
. Art crafts for amateurs . sides, the detail of which is seen in No. 112. below it. It would be enough merely to colour the bars,leaving the design plain. A portfolio stand might be composed of two fret-cut sides,and such a design as the wild rose, No. rn, would be suit-able. The stem, as will be noticed, is made a distinct FRETWORK. 167 feature, and was the firstconsideration in makingthe design as it was inthe vine, the flowers andleaves being to a greatextent after considera-tions, or at all eventsdependent upon the dis-position of the design is symme-trical, which emphasisesthe ornamental charactergiven to it by the one side I haveshown how the effect canbe helped by veining theleaves, etc., but this vein-ing must be kept verysimple; one down thecentre of each leaf wouldbe enough. The dis-position to become toonaturalesque should bechecked, as the orna-mental character inse-parable from fretworkshould be preserved, naydeveloped, wherever pos-sible, rather than less-ened. In No. 112 I have. No. 114.—Panel based on Sun-flower. The white lines showwhere a carvers gouge couldbe used with advantage. i68 ART CRAFTS FOR AMATEURS. shown what I consider the most original design I havehere attempted. It is based on the peacock, and it occursto me that some very effective designs might be wrought onthese lines. A design for the stand for the portfolio is alsogiven in No. 113.
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