The illuminated book of needlework : comprising knitting, netting, crochet, and embroidery . Plate KNITTING, AND EMBROIDERY. 97 but it is hoped it will be sufficient to render thekind of work intelligible. In the first place sketchthe black outline nearest to the white, with. singlebright yellow wool, not crossing the stitches. Youwill require two shades of each colour used in thepattern. The painting on the canvas will shewhow far the dark shade should extend. The remain-ing portion of the pattern has to be filled up withthe lighter ones. The parts which are uncolouredare to be worked
The illuminated book of needlework : comprising knitting, netting, crochet, and embroidery . Plate KNITTING, AND EMBROIDERY. 97 but it is hoped it will be sufficient to render thekind of work intelligible. In the first place sketchthe black outline nearest to the white, with. singlebright yellow wool, not crossing the stitches. Youwill require two shades of each colour used in thepattern. The painting on the canvas will shewhow far the dark shade should extend. The remain-ing portion of the pattern has to be filled up withthe lighter ones. The parts which are uncolouredare to be worked in white wool. The pattern isby these means completed, with the exception ofcovering the yellow wool with yellow silk. Plate XVIII. The pattern illustrated in this Plate may be ex-tended to any size. The yellow outlines are firstworked in wool, and the remaining portions also,though in colours, according to those given in thepattern. The pattern being so far completed, youmust then work over the yellow wool with yellowsilk. The velvet should afterwards be placed onbetween the straight rows of yellow
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