Our homes and their adornments; . ing with the lambrequin. Sofa Pillow. The material for this really elegant piece should be ofgood quality. The embroidery is worked in the Janinastitch, and shows off to most excellent advantage. The fol-lowmg colors look quite well, and Ave recommend the com-bination here suggested : Flowers, blue silk ; stamens,yellow and red; large leaves, olive green ; and wood,brown. The st<^;ms, small leaves, and straight lines of theborder, are worked wnth golden-brown silk in three shades,the stems being darker. The buds are worked in violetand cream-colored silk, a
Our homes and their adornments; . ing with the lambrequin. Sofa Pillow. The material for this really elegant piece should be ofgood quality. The embroidery is worked in the Janinastitch, and shows off to most excellent advantage. The fol-lowmg colors look quite well, and Ave recommend the com-bination here suggested : Flowers, blue silk ; stamens,yellow and red; large leaves, olive green ; and wood,brown. The st<^;ms, small leaves, and straight lines of theborder, are worked wnth golden-brown silk in three shades,the stems being darker. The buds are worked in violetand cream-colored silk, and the leaves near them in lightgreen. Edge the top with heavy cord, and finish the[282] CURTAINS AND LAMBhEQUIAS. 28:^. corners with tassels. Thu material may be sonic dark clotli,suitable to the taste and ^jurse of the Curtain and Lannbrequm. ppcujue De-sign for Mantelor Window.—Thisdesign wouhl beY&vy elegant ifmade of p/ash,which is now themost populai ma-terial. It may, how-ever, be worked insilk, felt, or flannel;in eith(^r case, cuiout your pansiesfrom velvet. Thiaflower has so manyhues, colors, andshades, that oddbits of material, asdark red, purple,white, old gold, ma-roon,— in fact, anytint,— may easilybe worked in withmost excellent ef-fect, two shades be-ing used for eachflower. The leavesand buds are madeof green, and thestems of shadedgreen. When com- pleted, press thework on the wrongside, lining it with some suitable heavy material. Workthe stems in vine chain stitch. For richness of eflect, wedo not think this design is surpassed. Directions for ap-plique work are given on page 241. T?ie Lace Lambrequin, illustrated opposite page 284,is elegant, and when the other drapery is of lace, it is A^ery 284 OUR HOMES AND THEIR ADORNMENTS.
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