. Florence home needle-work. e third row is like the first and the fourth like the whole space is covered in this manner, producing a veryrich appearance. The ruffle which is shown surrounding this pillow matchesthe embroidery and is made of China silk folded double. Asquare of this silk is also required for opposite side of thepillow, unless a second piece of the embroidered linen isprovided. In that case another Mosaic pattern, worked ina different color of silk, would be effective. If China silk is used it will require one and one-half yards,twenty-four inches wide, for the squar
. Florence home needle-work. e third row is like the first and the fourth like the whole space is covered in this manner, producing a veryrich appearance. The ruffle which is shown surrounding this pillow matchesthe embroidery and is made of China silk folded double. Asquare of this silk is also required for opposite side of thepillow, unless a second piece of the embroidered linen isprovided. In that case another Mosaic pattern, worked ina different color of silk, would be effective. If China silk is used it will require one and one-half yards,twenty-four inches wide, for the square and the ruffle. Firstcut a piece eighteen inches square from one end of the silk; FL 46 FLORENCE HOME NEEDLE-WORK. then divide the remaining yard into five equal parts, cuttingthe material in the width. Stitch these together, making acontinuous piece nearly ten feet long. Fold this togetherlengthwise and apply to the pillow ruffled, as seen in theengraving, making when finished a frill about three and one-half inches Fig. 52. —Sofa Pillow with Mosaic Embroidery. Pattern II. Ready-made pillows for covering in this way can be foundin the stores in various sizes. The foregoing description is for a pillow in one color, asseen in engraving. This will suggest other designs, intro-ducing more than one color. Some of the students in our colleges for women makewhat are called college pillows, which are embroideredin the conventional color of some other college ; and we aretold that it is no uncommon thing for such pillows to findtheir way into the dormitories of Harvard, Yale and othergreat seats of learning, where they are held in high esteemby the students as souvenirs of pleasant excursions. rkecl -in th , shade B lumbia, > ,rBell,>~0S-,;1rtmouth, $ob. >, I The numlx rfceiii w> r Harvarddinal, a (i institutipression clew EnglandWe have -•with this i FJ row 2 ?• 1 row 2 row J ••2 •?2 1 row1 row 2 ••1 «1 rows row1
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