. Fancy work for pleasure and profit. ions that the set is workedwith short and long stitches withbuttonhole edge, the veins beingworked with outline stitch. Thethree lightest shades of lily greenwill be required for this purpose;use the lightest shade on outside edge of leaves, and blend into itthe next deeper shade, using the deepest ofthe three shades selected for the veins. Thematerial is cut away from the edge of all thepieces. These lunch sets are made in differ-ent styles. A very appropriate design forlunch set where oysters are served is a rowof oyster shells arranged around a circle,
. Fancy work for pleasure and profit. ions that the set is workedwith short and long stitches withbuttonhole edge, the veins beingworked with outline stitch. Thethree lightest shades of lily greenwill be required for this purpose;use the lightest shade on outside edge of leaves, and blend into itthe next deeper shade, using the deepest ofthe three shades selected for the veins. Thematerial is cut away from the edge of all thepieces. These lunch sets are made in differ-ent styles. A very appropriate design forlunch set where oysters are served is a rowof oyster shells arranged around a circle, likea wreath. We shall give in another chapterother designs for lunch sets. Cruet Mats.—Pieces of linen orother material for placing under oil and vine-gar cruets, generally made in the form of a ^^^ °*leaf or flower; good domestic linen will do nicely for this purpose. Theedges should be buttonholed over a German cord with silk or linen threads,and inside this a row of short and long stitches will give a rich effect. The FIG. ART OR FLAT EMBROIDERY. I:f
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