Identifier: MAB.31962000794895Images
Title: Florence home needle-work
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Nonotuck Silk Company
Subjects: Needlework Lace and lace making Embroidery--Design Fancy work Crocheting Knitting Cross-stitch Macrame Drawn-work Monograms Beadwork Stitches (Sewing) Tatting Netting Openwork Edging Insertion Darning Irish lace
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Contributing Library: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library
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Fio. 46.-Showing Construction of Necktie. Detail or Fig. 47 The Mosaic comes woven in this width in cream whiteand in black, the number of raised figures in each row onthe surface of the Muff being exactly right for any of the FLOJ 42 FLORENCE HOME NEEDLE-WORK. patterns for Mosaic Embroidery as published in FlorenceHome Needle-work. In the design used in our illustration (Fig. 45) the em-broidery begins at the upper right-hand corner at A and thefirst row ends at B. Pass the needle through stuff, turnwork in the hand and bring needle to surface again, to beginsecond row at C, ending same at D. The surface of the Mosaic should be nearly covered withthe irregular rows, leaving vacant every sixth row of raised
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St Fig. 47. —Gentlemans Necktie, Hand Embroidered. figures, to be filled subsequently by straight rows of em-. broidery. After this is done the stuff is folded in the middle andedges turned in to finish the tie, as shown in Fier. 46. The appearance of these ties as worn is seen in Fig. 47. When worked on cream-white Mosaic with Corticelli Silk(No. 616) to match the effect is very rich. Any of the patterns as shown on the preceding pages arealso desirable. qBjNTLKR perials. —idery Silk (

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