Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-12-28
ART NEEDLEWORK.
New and Elaborate Designs for Nimbls
Fingers to Work.
Nsae York Mil and Erpress

New and Elaborate Designs for Nlmbls
Fingers to Work.
Mas York Md and EtpveES.
"Has there been any improvement in art
needleworkY' asked a reporter for the Mail
and Express Of lady artist, who was busily
putting the finishing stitches to beautiful
design on satin.
"Oh, yes, many, and Of truly artistic rs
ture. Everything now seems to tend to high
art. The Oscar Wilde craze has come
sgain, believe, aud is likely to remain
Etching art work with the needle is quite
the rage now. 1t requires an artistic taste,
an Unborn faculty you might say, to produce
on satin or cloth of any kind designs or
pictures which so closely resemble nature
ard look like etching in art. For instance,
here is tidy OF that style. See how the
delicate shades Of thread are so blended as
10 give life and tone to the sketch as q
whole. II looks more ike Gne art on can
yass than needlework on cloth"
Haven you special cloth TO work on
There are many different kinds of cloth
that can be used, but OF them all satin is tbs
iaySriie. Plush is used frequently. OF
haze three new backgrounds have been in,
Ioduced: BATHS transparent canvas and
Chinese Grape. Wonderful results in de-
sign and shading are accomplished on these
surfaces. The work is at all times tedious
bu, not arduous. Ii requires patience and
a good eye for eoloring to be first class
ar list in needlework art, besides years OF ex-
perience. Some never learn it. To con-
vince Jou that it is not merely mechanical,
have frequently given one or
two lessons to lady, explaining the meth
oGs fully and have Oee2 astonished at the
rapid progress she has made. Others have
taught for many months without success
Hence you see lady must have ability in
shat direction or else no progress can be OK
pscted Every color that flower has can
he stitched on canvas, even to the minute
shading Of the leaves. The most popular
stiIch in art needle-work is the Keusington
outline stitch. 1t would be impossible for
me 10 explain to you the way keusington
s.iIch is made; it has to be seen while it is
being done TO fully comprehend its CON-
plexity.
Another popular method of this art work
is Rocco werk of ribbon embroidery and
can be done very rapidly. Combinations
of ribbon, flowers and srrssene leaves can
De made superbly artistic. The best flow
crs for the work are the wild rose forget.
me uots, wild clematis, daisy and Russian
Stow flower The method Of working is as
follows: For a rose take three or FIVE
i AIDES OF rose pink gros grain ribbon No. 9
or Surah silk, cut the same width; cut five
pieces Zone Of each shade) two inches long;
commence with the darkest shade; make
two small plaits in one end and tackit on
The outer end of the petal end with few
sTorg stitches; then bring the other end
Of the ribbon over and pass it down through
a slit made in the center of the rose, being
careful TO draw the selvsges o little
lighter than the center in order to make the
Fetal stand out soft and puffy; make the
| other petals in the same manner then iii
| Tie center with French knots of maize en-
| hToidered silk, also make the stamens by
carrying stitches of silk up onto the ribbon
with French knot at the end to represent
pollen. Other flowers with large petals, re
quiring wide ribbon are made in the same
manner; but for the finer flowers like forget
| rce.nots, the ribbon may be threaded intt
a large sized worsted needle and WORKED
through and through, taking single stitcl
FOR each petal
The designs are generally flowers, ar
hey notg'
Yes, flowers Of rare beauty, grouped il
every conceivable shape are more popula
ban figures Of nymphs or heroes clad il
bright armor. Remember to embroide
nicely and shade, is art.