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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Fig. 33. - Full-width Section of Florence Silk Mosaic. Detail op Fig. 34. Fig. 33 shows the way of basting the material beforeembroidering, to indicate the proper slant for increase and 30 FLORENCE HOME NEEDLE-WORK.
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wSSSMfaWJffl EffffrMwB decrease at ends of neck-band. A dotted line (A) marksthe central figure before mentioned.* All of the patterns seen in the engravings are worked onthe surface showing raised warp figures. Some of the cuts show a point markedA, where the workbegins; and are alsomarked B, indicatingthe end of first row.In nearly every one ofthe designs shown here, whenthe first row is complete at thepoint I>, the work is turned inthe hand before beginning thesecond row, andthis must be re-peated at the endof each and everyrow. In startingon an unfamiliarpattern it will beadvisable in turn-ing the work toalso turn the en-graving, so thatthe relative posi-tions will be alike,as the rows do not in every case ^tJ^V-S!■■*..J^■%.J!,* t JS k. Jf t^nki S ( i *: j -*■■*. jt -*. .*• ■*. * ■£> Vjr-%. If* Fig. 34. Gents Pour-in-hand Scarp.Hand Embroidered. begin and end in the same manner.

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