Beeton's Book of Needlework Part 14

[Ill.u.s.tration: 151.--Corner in Embroidery.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: 152.--Corner in Embroidery.]

The corner borders, ill.u.s.trations 151 and 152, are worked in point Russe, chain and satin st.i.tch, with fine black sewing silk.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 153--- Cravat End in Embroidery]

153.--_Muslin Cravat_.

Materials: Muslin; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s embroidery cotton No.

50; No. 40 for the edges.

This cravat is worked on fine muslin, embroidered upon both ends in raised satin st.i.tch; the scalloped edge is worked in b.u.t.ton-hole st.i.tch; the bouquet in the centre is worked in applique satin st.i.tch--that is, the leaves of the rose and the foliage are worked separately on muslin; they are then cut out and worked in applique (see Nos. 113 and 116, _Embroidery Instructions_) upon the cravat, as seen in the ill.u.s.tration.

154.--_Sandwich Case_.

Materials: Strip of grey kid; strip of oil silk; 1 skein black silk; 1 skein red purse silk; 1 hank steel beads; steel b.u.t.ton.

This case will be found very useful on the occasion of a journey or picnic, as it can be carried in the pocket without any inconvenience.

The case is made of a strip of grey kid, scalloped out at the edges. The words "Bon appet.i.t," or "Good appet.i.te," at will, are worked over it in overcast with black purse silk and steel beads, the scroll pattern in chain st.i.tch with red silk. The back and front of the case are formed of the same strip, which is lined with oilskin, and to which narrow side-pieces are added to form the pocket. These pieces are lined and scalloped out in the same way as the back and front, and then the scallops of both sides are joined together, and worked round in b.u.t.ton-hole st.i.tch with purse silk.

The case is fastened down with a steel b.u.t.ton.

If another colour is preferred, the sandwich case can be made of brown kid. The scroll pattern should then be worked in rich blue purse silk, and gold beads used for the letters, which should be embroidered as before in black silk. The edge may be worked in double overcast st.i.tch in blue or black silk. A gold b.u.t.ton must replace the steel when this alteration of colour is made.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 154.--Sandwich Case.]

155.--_Insertion_.

Materials: Muslin; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s embroidery cotton No.

16.

This insertion is worked in raised satin st.i.tch between two rows of hem-st.i.tching; a small eyelet-hole is worked in the centre of each flower.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 155.--Insertion.]

156.--_Cravat End in Raised Embroidery_.

Materials: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s. embroidery cotton Nos. 50 and 16.

This pattern is a muslin cravat 32 inches long. The greater part of the embroidered ends is worked in satin st.i.tch; the leaves in the bouquet of the centre are worked in raised embroidery. (See Nos. 113 and 116, _Embroidery Instructions_.)

The dotted lines are raised by taking four threads of the muslin on the needle, draw it half out, wind the cotton twice round the point, holding it tightly under the thumb, draw the needle out and insert it at the place where the st.i.tch was begun, and draw it out where the next st.i.tch is to be worked.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 156.--Cravat End in Raised Embroidery.]

157.--_Lady's Purse_.

Materials: Russia leather; blue silk; black purse silk; blue silk soutache; fine gold braid; and gold thread.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 157.--Lady's Purse.]

This purse is embroidered upon Russia leather; an oval-shaped medallion is cut out in the centre; a piece of blue silk is gummed on under the leather so as to show within the oval; both leather and silk are then lined with calico and stretched upon a small embroidery frame. The front and back of the purse are made all of one piece, the centre of which is the bottom; after the embroidery is completed a piece of leather is added on each side to give the necessary fullness. Four flowrets are worked over the blue silk, with black purse silk, in raised satin st.i.tch, with a dot in gold thread for the centre. The stems are black and the leaflets gold. The inner border round the oval medallion is worked in gold braid, and the outer one in blue soutache. The network upon the leather is formed of threads of black purse silk, fastened at every crossing with a st.i.tch of gold thread; the outer border round this network is formed entirely of gold braid. On the opposite side of the purse initials may be worked in black and gold, over the blue silk oval medallion.

The purse is lined with brown watered silk, and mounted with a clasp of gilt steel.

158.--_Table-Napkin Ring_.

Materials: Crimson cashmere; _toile ciree_; 1 reel each of white, black, green, blue, and yellow Chinese silk.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 158.--Table-Napkin Ring]

Stretch a strip of cashmere of a bright shade of crimson over a piece of _toile ciree_, and work the pattern over it in point Russe with fine silk. The outer borders have white and black outlines, and leaflets of green silk. The stars have black and blue outlines, a yellow cross and dots. The figure between the stars is black and yellow.

159 _and_ 160.--_Knife Basket_.

Materials: Grey American cloth; red cloth; black jet beads and bugles; red worsted braid, three-quarters of an inch wide; some strong wire; a cigar-box.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 159.--Knife Basket.]

This basket is meant for holding dessert knives. It consists of a common cigar-box nine inches and two-fifths long, five inches and four-fifths wide, and two inches and one-fifth high, covered inside and out with grey American cloth, which is ornamented with embroidery worked in applique. The seams are made in overcast st.i.tch. The feet consist of four pieces of strong wire three inches and two-fifths long. These pieces of wire are first covered with wool, and then with jet beads; they are then bent into loops, and fastened on at the bottom of the box by means of holes bored into it for that purpose. The feet must be fastened before covering the inside of the box. The inside of the basket is ornamented with an embroidered pattern in applique, which must also be worked before covering the box. The leaves are made of red cloth, the stems and veinings of black bugles. No. 160 shows the pattern in full size; the flowers and leaves are edged with light grey purse silk, over which small st.i.tches in black silk are fastened at regular intervals.

Inside the box fasten a deal board covered on both sides with American cloth, so as to divide the basket into two compartments, and fasten on to this board a handle consisting of a piece of wire seven inches long, wound round with beads. The basket is ornamented with ruches of red worsted braid; between two box pleats of the ruche a black bugle is fastened.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 160.--Knife Basket.]

161.--_Satin St.i.tch Embroidery_.

Materials: Purse silk of two colours, in 4 shades of green and 4 shades of red or magenta for the flowers, gold twist.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 161.--Fuchsia Spray.]