The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described . if single, let themmatch the foundation colour; they should not contrastwith the work, or be obtrusive by their colouring, theyrather enrich by their beauty and depth of tone. Muchof the beauty of Applique depends upon its design, butcombination of colour is an important item in itssucces
The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described . if single, let themmatch the foundation colour; they should not contrastwith the work, or be obtrusive by their colouring, theyrather enrich by their beauty and depth of tone. Muchof the beauty of Applique depends upon its design, butcombination of colour is an important item in itssuccess. Badly designed patterns are coloured with theaim of attracting attention by the brilliancy producedby contrasts between material and applied work, but suchis not true art, and is never used by good designers, ex-cept when bold effects are to be produced, and largespaces covered; the brilliancy of the colouring is thenlost in its breadth and richness. Smaller work requiresto be restful in tone and harmonious in colour, and allviolent contrasts avoided. Shades of the same colour,but of different materials, have a pleasing effect. Ancientwork presents many examples of this variety of materialand sameness of colour, but it consists chiefly in theamalgamation of two colours, and derives its effect from. Fig. 11. APPLIQUE UPON SATIN. used with freedom. Velvet, plush, satin and silk are thematerials chiefly employed for applying, the aim of thiswork being to lay one handsome material upon another asthough it were a raised portion of the same. To work: Itis necessary that each separate piece should lie flat andwithout a wrinkle, therefore the materials to be appliedto the foundation must be first backed (see Backing).Carefully cut out the pieces to be applied, after havingtraced their outline upon the Backing, and keep themready, then stretch their background or foundation in aframe, and trace the outline of the pattern upon it bymeans of tracing and blue carbonised paper. Lay thecu
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