The Priscilla smocking book, a collection of beautiful and useful patterns, with directions for working . s, oneyard wide. Dimity was used in this case. The stringsand added hems were cut crosswise on the this is not a, good plan to follow, but in thiscase it was done. The pockets are simply turned upand feather-stitched to make the divisions. Feather-stitching is used on all edges, to hold the hems, etc.,in place. The sprays arc in outline and in bullionstitch, l-ig. 23. The smocking was done on lines securedby taking up the checks every other one. Eight rowswere used. The point
The Priscilla smocking book, a collection of beautiful and useful patterns, with directions for working . s, oneyard wide. Dimity was used in this case. The stringsand added hems were cut crosswise on the this is not a, good plan to follow, but in thiscase it was done. The pockets are simply turned upand feather-stitched to make the divisions. Feather-stitching is used on all edges, to hold the hems, etc.,in place. The sprays arc in outline and in bullionstitch, l-ig. 23. The smocking was done on lines securedby taking up the checks every other one. Eight rowswere used. The points were done freehand. Thesiuocking pattern is clearly shown in Fig. 58. Theapron shows a small bib decorated in keeiiing with thebalance of the apron. Straps or brelelles can be usedin place of the bib, if desired, and similarly decorated. Tlie apron shown is extremely attractive when taffetasilk is the material selecteil, and, of course, silks usedfor the smocking stitches. Rose-colored stranded cot-tons were used in the case of the apron shown, andtwo threads at one time, -^ny smocking pattern pre-. FlG. 58. HoNKVniMl! SmoCKINC. IN OlMlllNATlON \M TII SiMPLF. Stitchks. See page -8 ferred can be used, and many forms of embroiderystitches also are properly used. Figure 60.—The first row is single outline; secondrow, single outline; third row, single outline; one-halfdiamond is worked between the first and second and 30 second and third lines. The curved wave,worked in outline stitch ( Fig. 19, page 9).occupies a space of live lines; working fourstitches up with the thread below the nee-dle, three stitches across the line, threadhelow the needle: four stitches down, withthe thread above the needle, and threestitches on the line with the thread abovethe needle; then four stitches up to thefourth line and three stitches across theline as before. row is worked in thesame manner from the line below, and dotsare placed in the centre, working from theripht hand. The sixth and
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