. Fancy work for pleasure and profit. d a set ofbrushes, in the way of decorative effects,and at such a small outlay of time andmoney, that every woman should make her-self familiar with the method of doing thedifferent kinds of decorative painting. Teach-ers have been and still are making moneyteaching painting; and painting on silk, satin,velvet, chamois skins, silk bolting, ivorine,celluloid, egg-shell paper, bristol board and canvas is used as meansfrom which to derive a handsome revenue, by ladies who teach the art ordo the painting for the trade. One lady in New York has, in the past few
. Fancy work for pleasure and profit. d a set ofbrushes, in the way of decorative effects,and at such a small outlay of time andmoney, that every woman should make her-self familiar with the method of doing thedifferent kinds of decorative painting. Teach-ers have been and still are making moneyteaching painting; and painting on silk, satin,velvet, chamois skins, silk bolting, ivorine,celluloid, egg-shell paper, bristol board and canvas is used as meansfrom which to derive a handsome revenue, by ladies who teach the art ordo the painting for the trade. One lady in New York has, in the past fewyears, purchased a home and supported an aged mother and two youngersisters painting calendars, letter holders, telegram covers, etc., for a largewholesale firm in that city. There may not be much of what professionalartists call art, in this style of decoration, but it produces wonderfullypretty effects, at little cost, and so places the beautiful within the reach ofthe many, instead of confining it among the few wealthy ^^T- - ♦Note.—The illustrations given in Brush and Palette are described in detail in Chapter XVIII. 258 DAINTY WORK FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT. The following instructions will be found practical, reliable and easily-comprehended. Designs for Painting. Many ladies imagine they cannot paint because they cannot of the paintings on fabrics displayed in the stores are drawn. Thedesign is first stamped upon the fabrics by means of perforated stampingpatterns, according to directions given in the chapter on Designing. after which they are painted according to the instructions given in thischapter. We will discuss first, Painting in Oils on Fabrics. Almost any fabric can be used as a background for painting, but ofcourse some fabrics are better for this kind of decoration than others; butsilk, satin, muslin, linen, silk bolting, wool and silk canvas, give the bestresults, while fairly good success may be obtained on plush (short nap) andfelt.
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