Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-11
Gossip About the Needle.
Directions for Various Patterns in Dc
 Oratfve Work.


 From the New York Times
 Toweling embroidery is the name given to all work carried out upon Java canvas, hon. eycomb, or white stone .colored linens such as are used for towels The work consists of making borders of drawn work and orna- menting the plain squares left between the drawn threads and the center of the material with stars made in satin stitch and lines of herring bone chain feather stitch. We subjoin directions for a handsome bordering of this work:
 Select rather strong and coarse linen ma. terial; cut it to the size required, including a space of two inches for the fringe. At the end of this space make line of wide apart button hole stitches leave an inch of material and draw out threads beyond it to the depth of half an inch; leave @ quarter of an ich of material and draw out another half-inch of threads. Draw out the threads in this manner along the four sides of the material at each corner the only threads left will be those belonging to the undrawn parts of the material. Great care must be taken in cutting the threads particularly at the corners, as wrong cut will spoil the whole work. Protect the corners at their edges by long narrow line of button hole worked with fine cotton, so as not to show in tho design. Take bright colored filoselle wool and work a line of cross-stitch with it round the outer edge of the drawn threads, and fill the spaces left between them with
 
 piece of fine crochet cotton, and work with it the pattern formed of the threads left in the material when the rest have been drawn away. Fasten the crochet cotton securely at one of the corners and carry 1t across the first open space, divide in half the few threads between this and the next open space, take the last half upon the needle and twist them over the first half, draw up the needle and cotton and repeat to the end of that corner. Whea the threads are reached that are close 4I,n,,a int Cakn @f ns-r1,k threads Take the last four first upon the needle, and twist them over the first four, repeat them until every space of drawn threads is worked over. Work small wheels over the open squares left at the corners. Fill in the center of the design with stars made with colored filoselle, finish by drawing out thrends to form fringe.
 Ticking Work.-A modern embroidery, worked ill imitation of the bright and elabo rate embroideries of the East To produce handsome effect take gray and wh te ticking, and to cover up the gray lines sew on dark blue velvet strip, then maroon or ruby velvet strip, dark green ribbon or braid a scarlet braid, bronze braid, a blue braid and scarlet braid edge each of these upon l both sides with narrow silk braid of an old l gold color, not yellow work upon the velvet l strips in old gold silk with French knots, and ] work satin stitch made as a cross work a line of herring bone stitches in pale blue silk | upon the white lines of the ticking between | the velvets, which repeat between the green 1 and scarlet braid and the blue and scarlet braid work eight pointed stars the scar let in black silk, and add the same stars upon the blue braid if desirable.
 Tulle embroidery is very simple kind of 1 embroidery worked with floss silk upon fine 1 black white tulle, and is admirable for trimmings handsome design can be worked as follows Select easy outline crewel work or embroidery pattern, trace it out upon pink paper muslin, and tack haste the tulle to the paper muslin. Thread a fine darning-needle with floss silk, and run this along so to trace the pattern out with q run line. Darn the floss silk into the tulle to fill in any parts of the design that are thick, and work two or three run lines close together to make stalk, any prominent lines.
 Velvet work upon embossed velvet is easy and effective. It consists ln outlining with gold thread the embossed flowers and ara besques and filling in the center of such parts with satin stitch worked in colored flo selIes. To work--select deep and rich toned piece of embossed velvet and couch along every outHre of the embossing two threads of Japanese gold thread, then take two shades of green tiloselle and vein the leaves of the design with crewel stitch and a pale shade of filoselle of the color the velvet, and fill in tho centers of any flowers or geometrical figures with long satin stitches.
 Sabrina work is variety of applique work and is very fashionable It consists in out ting out either from colored velyets, velve- { teen, satin, silk, cloth sesge or washing ma ! terials, whole single petals of flowers, l leaves copventionalized flower patterns, 1 and afliIiug these pieces on to colored cloth or white linen backgrounds, with ide-apart | button-hole stitches while such parts of the design ss too small to be cut out are worked with chain or crewel stitch upon the material used as background. The follow l ing will be found an effective method &c., | lect an outline crewel design composed of 1 small leaves, fruit, or flowers with tendrils and trace it out upon linen or oatmeal cloth, should 1t be required to wash. Cut out the various shapes of the pattern in card board and lay these down upon the pieces which are to form the design cut these pieces very carefully out with sharp scissors, as upon their accuracy the neatness of the work de- ponds. Prepare a number of pieces, and, though retaining the color originally assigned such change will give more diversity to the design. For the leaves choose dark yellow green in preference to very light or blue green shades, but make them as varied in tint as possible Baste the pieces down upon the foundation in their places, being guided by the traced design, and then but ton-hole round each piece with wide-apart stitches with ingram cotton or silk, and in the color that matches the piece secured. Work the stems and connecting stalks or tendrils of the design with the same silk and in chain stitch, and ornament the centers of tho flowers with peach knots and satin stitches.
 Velvet flowers, as well as leaves, are cut by means of punch for the purpose of ap plique embroidery, when the stems can be worked in gold bullion.