. Fancy work for pleasure and profit. nd the calyx with the lightest shade of green. The leaves should beworked with both shades of green, using the darkest shade in the shadedand lower portion of leaf. No. 2. Morning Glories. For this design will be required of filo flossgreen, Nos. 1240, 1241, 1242; pink, Nos. 1288, 1289, 1290; by comparingxhese numbers wUh those indicated for the narcissus doyley, it will be seen 94 DAINTY WORK FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT. that but one additional shade of green is required, namely 1242. Use thelast named shade for the veins, stems and shaded portion of leaves;
. Fancy work for pleasure and profit. nd the calyx with the lightest shade of green. The leaves should beworked with both shades of green, using the darkest shade in the shadedand lower portion of leaf. No. 2. Morning Glories. For this design will be required of filo flossgreen, Nos. 1240, 1241, 1242; pink, Nos. 1288, 1289, 1290; by comparingxhese numbers wUh those indicated for the narcissus doyley, it will be seen 94 DAINTY WORK FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT. that but one additional shade of green is required, namely 1242. Use thelast named shade for the veins, stems and shaded portion of leaves; for thetendrils and calyx use the lightest shade. The throat of the morning glory,inside and outside, should be worked with the palest shade of pink and belightly streaked with the shade next deeper. The edge of the petal shouldbe worked with the two deepest shades; for the buds use No. 1290. No. 3. Peach Blossoms. For this design pale pink, white, pale yellowand a shade of brown filo floss will be required. Work the blossoms over in. FIG. 87. solid Kensington stitch with the white filo floss, then with the pale 1288, work over this lightly in the same stitch; fill the center with aFrench knot of pale yellow, No. 1260. For the leaves and the young stemsuse the pale green, No. 1240, and for the branch use the brown. No. this design only one additional color will be needed, namely. No. 1296,All the others having been used in doyleys No. i and 2. No. 4. Poppies. If it is decided to work the poppies in either pinkor yellow only two additional shades will be necessary, Nos. 1261 and 1229,as those used in the preceding doyleys will give correct shading. For large ART OR FLAT EMBROIDERY. 95 design of poppies, wrought out with elaborate detail, we should prefer theline of silver green for the foliage; but in this design there is so small asurface of green that those shades used for the narcissus and morningglories will answer very well. In working the foliage use the
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