Chain 28

Feather Stitch 29

CHAPTER IV.

_Page 33._

Frames and Framing 33

CHAPTER V.

_Page 37._

STITCHES USED IN FRAME EMBROIDERY.

Feather Stitch 37

Couching or Laid Embroidery 39

Net-patterned Couching 41

Brick Stitch 41

Diaper Couchings 42

Basket Stitch 42

Spanish Embroidery 43

Cross Stitch 45

Simple Cross Stitch 46

Persian Cross Stitch 46

Burden Stitch 50

Stem Stitch 51

Japanese Stitch 51

Tambour Work 51

Opus Anglicum 52

Cut Work 54

Inlaid Applique 54

Onlaid Applique 54

Gold Embroidery 57

Backing 58

Stretching and Finishing 59

Embroidery Paste 59

Cleaning 60

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Description of the Plates 62

Sixteen Plates, containing 24 Designs 65 to 96

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HANDBOOK OF EMBROIDERY.

CHAPTER I.

OF MATERIALS AND IMPLEMENTS USED IN MODERN EMBROIDERY.

IMPLEMENTS.

_Needles._--The best "embroidery needles" for ordinary crewel handwork
are Nos. 5 and 6. For coarse "sailcloth," "flax," or "oatcake," No. 4.
For frame embroidery, or very fine handwork, the higher numbers, from
7 to 10.

It is a mistake to use too fine a needle. The thread of crewel or silk
should always be able to pass loosely into the eye, so as not to
require any pulling to carry it through the material