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
Digitizing Sponsor: Federally funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services

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Mi:!uiiii:::in:is~i:::::::::i;:i;:* Filo silk may now be bought on spools, which keep the silkclean and prevent shopwear and fraying. In this way yousave time and money, by avoiding waste and inconvenience,at the same time improving your workmanship.
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. . -J; Corticelli Filo Silk is also extensively sold in skeins ; eachquicfc w skein bears a guarantee tag branded Corticelli. Buyersshould look for this name on spools and on skeins.olor 0* 83 Corticelli Embroidery Silk. Size EE — Washing Colors. THIS kind of Wash Embroidery Silk is probably more exten-sively used than any other for general work. It is speciallyrecommended for Mosaic Embroidery, which is a novelty in fancy work of great beauty. Buvers should selectthe spools for this work,as they keep the silkclean and prevent shop-wear and fraying. Inthis way they save timeand money, by avoidingwaste and inconven-ience, and at the sametime improve theirworkmanship. Observe the labels and note the brand Corticelli and the size(EE) on one end of each spool; on the other end the wordsWash Silk — Fast Color should appear.

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