Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . nd relieving the sombre furni-ture, which is now so much used. Thedesign is shown in our second illustration,which represents the embroidery in full size.,The pattern or design is first darned-inloosely, in filoselle silk ; then the edges aremore strongly defined by a line of chainstitching. The straight lines which markthe outlines of the squares and the narrowborders, are worked in cross-stitch insteadof chain-stitch, which makes a pretty stitch may be very easily followed bya careful examination of the illustrationwhich shows the work in full
Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . nd relieving the sombre furni-ture, which is now so much used. Thedesign is shown in our second illustration,which represents the embroidery in full size.,The pattern or design is first darned-inloosely, in filoselle silk ; then the edges aremore strongly defined by a line of chainstitching. The straight lines which markthe outlines of the squares and the narrowborders, are worked in cross-stitch insteadof chain-stitch, which makes a pretty stitch may be very easily followed bya careful examination of the illustrationwhich shows the work in full size. Each must exercise her own taste in thechoice of colors; but it must always beremembered that a dazzling effect of coloris to be produced. A combination of colorswill show the style and effect of the work,and they can be rearranged at will, accord-ing to taste. The squares in the central design may beoutlined in rich brown filoselle silk; theflowers in the squares, in rose-pink andheliotrope colors, on olive stems; the leaves. 14 STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIERS QUARTERLY. of olive, with .the stitching in the centre ofeach leaf in crimson of a deep tint. The long half leaves in the same figuremay be of bronze green; and the flowerswhich ornament the outside of the squaresin light blue and , alternately, onolive stems.
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