der stripes, top and bottom, as well as
the darker portions of the small dice, subdivided into eight, in the
bottom border, and of the small diagonal squares in the top border,
worked in Gobelin stitch, are in red, colour 346. The setting of upright
stroke stitches round the large centre figures, as well as the straight
lines that divide these same figures into four, are worked in yellow,
colour 680.

[Illustration: FIG. 333. WALLACHIAN BORDER. GOBELIN STITCH, STROKE
STITCH AND SPANISH HALF-STITCH. MATERIALS.--For Rhodes linen No. 1:
Cordonnet 6 fils D.M.C No. 15, and Or fin D.M.C pour la broderie No.
30.--For other stuffs: Coton a tricoter D.M.C Nos. 6 to 16, or Coton a
repriser D.M.C No. 12, 25 or 50 and Or fin D.M.C.[A]

COLOURS: Rouge-Cardinal 346, Rouge-Geranium 326, Vert-Pistache 319 and
Jaune-vieil-Or 680.[A]]

The squares and the half-squares are worked in colour 326, green 319,
and gold thread; colour 326 is indicated in the illustration by the
darkest shade, green 319, by the medium shade, and the gold thread by
the lightest shade.

The stitches in the right bottom quarter and top left one, incline
upwards from left to right, in the two other quarters they incline the
contrary way. The Spanish half-stitch as shown in fig. 309, can only be
done over 4 and 2 threads and worked one way, not to and fro.

The general effect is very much heightened by the introduction of one or
two rows of stitches, worked in gold thread, into the straight lines on
either side of the stripes; all the light parts of the design moreover,
should be worked in gold thread.

BORDERS IN SEVERAL SHADES OF ONE COLOUR (figs. 334 and 335). In some
beautifully embroidered Chinese hangings, that latterly came under our
notice, the principal subject was the figure of a mandarin, in a very
richly decorated dress. The pretty pattern, given in fig. 334, was
copied from the collar and cuffs of this dress. We should advise working
it in several shades of pink or red, or in a single one of the colours
indicated above.

[Illustration: FIG. 334. BORDER IN SEVERAL SHADES OF ONE COLOUR.
MATERIALS: Coton a tricoter D.M.C Nos. 12 to 20, Coton a broder D.M.C
Nos.. 16 to 35 or Coton a repriser No. 12, 25 or 50. COLOURS: Three
shades of either Bleu-Indigo, Rouge-Grenat, or Violet-Mauve etc. etc.]

[Illustration: FIG. 335. BORDER IN SEVERAL SHADES OF ONE COLOUR.]

The border of these hangings furnished us with pattern 335, which will
be found to look