. Florence home needle-work. ,tcnert UNFADING DYES. Highest Award, Worlds Fair, Chicago, 1893. Awarded Gold Medal and Special Diploma of Honor, California International Exposition, 1894. Under this head buyers have the choice of several distinctvarieties of silk thread, differing from each other as to sizeand twist. They are intended for various kinds of fancywork, on materials heavy, medium and light, which requirewashing. The line of colors is very extensive, and they are. warranted not to run or to injure in any way the mostdelicate fabric when washed in warm water and Ivorysoap, or any oth
. Florence home needle-work. ,tcnert UNFADING DYES. Highest Award, Worlds Fair, Chicago, 1893. Awarded Gold Medal and Special Diploma of Honor, California International Exposition, 1894. Under this head buyers have the choice of several distinctvarieties of silk thread, differing from each other as to sizeand twist. They are intended for various kinds of fancywork, on materials heavy, medium and light, which requirewashing. The line of colors is very extensive, and they are. warranted not to run or to injure in any way the mostdelicate fabric when washed in warm water and Ivorysoap, or any other good soap. Of the engravings used to illustrate this subject, thoseshowing silk on spools are actual size, while others, showingsilk in skeins, are reduced one-half. The different varieties are described and illustrated as fol-lows : — 81 CORTICELLI ROPE SILK. Washing Colors. [See engraving on preceding page.] This is a very coarse silk, used for bold designs, either inoutline or solid embroidery, on heavy material, and whererapid execution is desired. Each skein bears a ticket onwhich appears the brand Corticelli, as well as the size andcolor numbers. Corticelli Roman Floss Washing Colors. This silk is slack twisted and has a very high lustre. Itis finer than Rope Silk but much coarser than Filo Silk.
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