The Red Cloud chief., 1881-09-01

nament. The popular tidy 10 the long
strip Of fine crash or sheer linen. with
the lower end varied by bands Of drawn
work and embroidery in crewels, and
finished with fringe OF drawn threads
The embroidery of these j. usually IN
light, delicate patterns. such as running
vines 10 olives worked in outline stitch
and wild roses. or soma simple single
flower. The upper end is left SIMPLY
hemmed. but the decoration Is carrsed
up in occasional sprigs here and there
Stimulating careless disorder IN perfectly
orderly intervals
There is nothing more refined aud
beautiful than the present revival OF
old Observation-Disclosures work. At the re
cent exhibition Of the needle-work OF
the Decorative Art Society. the case in
Guiding the drawn work vas the most
satisfactory OF the exhibition. MANY OF
the examples were wrought IN fa,ry-iske
stitches. fully n hllf-yard deep. aud the
table doylies OF linen were rs delicate
as fine lace. This pa8,0 iira,I. a IL was
called. originated with the Italians. and
most beautiful examples are still pre-
served. What is known IS Mexicsn
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highly valued. Ladies who used TO do
what was called hem-stitching hare al
ready been initiated into this work For
tides intended for chairs, toilet-scts,
bureaus or bullets. there Is nothing
handsomer. For these larger pieces the
best material is a rice article ut crash
or coarse linen. either blcached or un-
bleachei. First pull out the depth OF
the fringe, or leave h space intended
for that. Begin above by pulling out
the threads for an inch. The simplest
treatment of thisi is TO gather the threads
into groups i'm a chain stitch with =
needle and fine thread. taking care To
take the same threads both above and
below. Afterward with 4 stout thread
and tgives greater variety TO use ecru
thread on w~hite-gither with a CHAIN
stitch four or these groups into II
down the center. When the drawn
band is wider a braid can be slipped
between these groups instead, and be
herring-boned down with ecru linen,
or gold floselie. Instead of the braid.
the space down the center can be left
undrawn, and still herring-boned. On
such foundations a great variety Of pat
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stitch in drawn work is called point ne
reprise. This consists in working solid
" a group of threads by dividing them
into half, and slipping the needle and
thread first over. then under. like a
braid. This makes a very stout stitch,
and is useful in corner which are need
oil To be firm.
Coarser drawn work, and probably
the best to practice on. is done on Java
canvas. with coarse silks or crewels.
the solid bands between being worked
in Point Russo or Holbein stitch. |
have seen n very pretty buffet cover,
for nowadays all marble is TO be cov-
cred over. which was finished with deep
drawn work, with the sentence. Good
piet with Wisdom best Comforteth
Man." worked in old English text with
outline stitch.
There is no limit to the dainty house
hold linen that can he done in drawn
work. Many of the handsomest table
cloths now have bands Of drawn work.
which are made TO show over an under
cloth of scarlet Canton flannel. More
over. it is light, agreeable work for
summer during the idle hours.-Gr.
Examiner and Chronicle.