Manual of needleworkTeaching how to do Kensington, applique, cretonne, roman, cross-stitch, outline and other embroideries .. . Cut No. 10. Cut No. II. pretty in effect to work a second row over the first row with a differ-ent shade or color of silk. This stitch will be found useful for many purposes, as it makesfirm an edge when material of another kind is to be applied. (Seecut No. 10.) The stitch, as seen in cut No. 11, is one used for joining the edgesof flannel and for many uses in fancy needle-work. MANUAL OF NEEDLEWORK, 9 HEM STITCHING. Hem Stitch is used for handkerchiefs, linen collar
Manual of needleworkTeaching how to do Kensington, applique, cretonne, roman, cross-stitch, outline and other embroideries .. . Cut No. 10. Cut No. II. pretty in effect to work a second row over the first row with a differ-ent shade or color of silk. This stitch will be found useful for many purposes, as it makesfirm an edge when material of another kind is to be applied. (Seecut No. 10.) The stitch, as seen in cut No. 11, is one used for joining the edgesof flannel and for many uses in fancy needle-work. MANUAL OF NEEDLEWORK, 9 HEM STITCHING. Hem Stitch is used for handkerchiefs, linen collars and cuffs, theedges of fine ruffles, etc., etc. A few threads are first drawn outwhere the hem is to be fastened down. The drawn threads are thenseparated with the needle, taking up each time about the same num-. Cut No 12. ber of threads to keep the work even, and the stitch taken twice inthe same place ; this secures the stitch, and forms the little openspace which gives the ornamental finish to an otherwise plain examination of the cut, and a little ingenuity, will enable one tomake this stitch better than written instructions could possibly do.(See cut No. 12.) RAILWAY STITCH. Called thus because so rapidly worked, is very pretty for wheatears (cut 13), and in many other ways it can be introduced, makingvery effective work. No running out is necessary; the tracingbeing done, the needle is placed exactly through the two parts ofthe tracing that the stitch is to cover, then the cotton or silk istwisted round the needle, as in Knot Stitch, as many times as isrequired to cover the space or stitch. In the cut given it is woundround ten times ; the needle is then pulled through the work andthat stitch is complete. FEATHER (OR CORAL) STITCH. This stitch which is illustrated by cuts No. 14
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