. 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 . the stems by darning coloured filoselles in and out, orby couching gold thread down on them. Embroidery on Net ivith Silks.—Worked withoutbraid, with ecru or coloured net, filoselles of variousshades, and gold and silver threads. To work: Trace a 176 THE DICTIONARY OF NEEDLEWORK. group
. 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 . the stems by darning coloured filoselles in and out, orby couching gold thread down on them. Embroidery on Net ivith Silks.—Worked withoutbraid, with ecru or coloured net, filoselles of variousshades, and gold and silver threads. To work: Trace a 176 THE DICTIONARY OF NEEDLEWORK. group of flowers, or a bold Arabesque pattern, upon pinkcalico, tack the net to it, and outline all the design withlines of gold thread, Couched down, or with Button-hole worked with filoselle. Finish by Darning the silksin and out of the net, to fill in the leaves, or thick partof tbe design. Work the centres of flowers, and otherlight parts, with open Point Lace stitches, using the netfoundations as a background, or cut them away andsecure with Buttonholes. To work tbe Edging shown in Fig. 321: Trace thedesign, and lay the net over; tack the Braid down, andmake the Bars. Buttonhole the net where left as anedging, and Overcast the braid to the net where it isto be cut away. Work the sprays in Satin Stitch,. Embroidery on Nkt. untack the pattern, run the net on the wrong side tothe braid, close to where it is to be cut, and cut it awayfrom underneath the Bars. Embroidery on Netting.—A name given to DarnedNetting. Embroidery on Silk.—This Embroidery is executedin any of the usual Embroidery stitches, but Satin,Feather, Crewel, and French Knots are most work Fig. 322: Trace the design upon olive green silk,and frame it in an Embroidery Frame. Back Stitchdown gold braid, and work with Pearsalls silks, thecornflowers and poppies in their natural shades, and inSatin Stitch, except the centres of the poppies, whichwork in French Knot, and the diamond crossings overthe cal
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