ORIENTAL EMBROIDERY FOR A CHAIR COVER
The embroidery shown in Detail A is worked upon coarse Indian muslin, with Oriental silks and gold tinsel. The parts printed dark are worked with navy blue silk, and the centers of the ornaments with crimson silk; the lines of tinsel are printed nearly white. The stitches used for the centers are RUNNINGS.
To work: Take one line across the work, another perpendicularly, and two diagonally, from right to left, and from left to right. The outline is HEM STITCH, with CREWEL and SATIN STITCHES where shown in the Detail. The embroidery when completed is BUTTONHOLED to the plush foundation. Return to top of Oriental Embroidery for a Chair Cover page.
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