The ladies' guide to needle work, embroidery, etc : being a complete guide to all kinds of ladies' fancy work . confining it withpins, to bo perfectly with a damp cloth(not wet) and press lightlyand rapidly but thoroughlywith a warm iron, not hotenough to injure delicatecoloring. If the work is then to beput in a frame to hang,stretch it firmly over thesides, perfectly even, andfasten with very fine up-holsterers tacks. Very elaborate pieces ofcanvas work for framing arenot now in fashion, except-ing for school girls, butevery kind of smaller workis very popular, and at theend of th
The ladies' guide to needle work, embroidery, etc : being a complete guide to all kinds of ladies' fancy work . confining it withpins, to bo perfectly with a damp cloth(not wet) and press lightlyand rapidly but thoroughlywith a warm iron, not hotenough to injure delicatecoloring. If the work is then to beput in a frame to hang,stretch it firmly over thesides, perfectly even, andfasten with very fine up-holsterers tacks. Very elaborate pieces ofcanvas work for framing arenot now in fashion, except-ing for school girls, butevery kind of smaller workis very popular, and at theend of this book, amongst the fancy articles described, will be found many thatwill require a knowledge of canvas work to execute. It is au accomplishment thatdates back to remote ages, and which has never gone entirely out of use. Themany new varieties of material in use at the present day, greatly reduce the laborof working, and simplify the designs, while the effect is as good, in many casesbetter, than the elaborate workmanship of those wonderful specimens of patienceand skill handed down from our Fig. 45.—SHAWL STRAP IN CANVAS WORK. Shopping Sag, in Canvas Work. This pretty bag will be found most useful, and the sachels for shopping werenever in more universal favor. Materials—Canvas, No. 14, grey Berlin wool, coarse floss silks of a brightemerald green and gold color, gold thread, small pearl and garnet beads, whiteand gold tassels, cord, rings, half a yard of colored silk. Work in any block pattern, and make up with silk lining, finishing with same work may be made up at an upholsterers with a strong steel clasp, andwill be more serviceable. ladies guide to needlework. 45
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