The ladies' guide to needle work, embroidery, etc : being a complete guide to all kinds of ladies' fancy work . ped. circle twice, one row of stitches lay-ing over the other. Minute Stitc/t is used for exceedingly small dots,and is done in what is called minutecotton, very coarse. It is merely ashort back stitch covering the tinystamped dot, the cotton passing oilthe wrong side from one dot to an-other. With a perfect knowledge of thesestitches all the varieties of cotton em-broidery can be worked, the English embroidery being usually in less elaboratepatterns than the French. »J>a1iterns a
The ladies' guide to needle work, embroidery, etc : being a complete guide to all kinds of ladies' fancy work . ped. circle twice, one row of stitches lay-ing over the other. Minute Stitc/t is used for exceedingly small dots,and is done in what is called minutecotton, very coarse. It is merely ashort back stitch covering the tinystamped dot, the cotton passing oilthe wrong side from one dot to an-other. With a perfect knowledge of thesestitches all the varieties of cotton em-broidery can be worked, the English embroidery being usually in less elaboratepatterns than the French. »J>a1iterns are stamPed for a trifle at all fancy stores, and where they can be so ^=~±. m procured are usually more accurate than those traced jT ^ ^^^ss - I over impression paper, or upon thin muslin. Ls^^Sf^^^^^feiKsg) The thread must be graduated according to the \ W^ ? fine or coarse texture of the material to be em- ^%_^ -^ %? I broidered, and where linen is used, linen thread wilL if. Lf^lv *; ...; he found both handsome and durable. Fig. 5.—minute stitch. In embroidering initials, borders or corners for. STITCH. LADIES GUIDE TO NEEDLEWORK. pocket handkerchiefs, the finest thread must be selected, and great care takento keep the wrong as well as the right side of the work perfectly even. Leavesand flowers in handkerchief embroidery are very effective if worked upon oneside of the veining in satin stitch, and upon the other in very fine dots closetogether. In this very fine work, the veining is frequently worked after theflower or leaf is filled in, with a close over-stitch. Lines, such as stems of flowers,must be followed in a very fine close over-stitch, slanting one thread only from astraight line. Care must be taken to raise but little of the material with theneedle, no more being taken up than will suffice to hold the embroidery threadsmooth and firm. In French embroidery there is frequently introduced the Wheel Stitch. The wheels are cut out with a pair of fine embroidery sc
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