The morning times., 1895-12-29
NeedIework in
Silver and Gold
TINSrL EMBROIDERY ONE or
THE NEWEST THINGS.
Technique of an Art That Has
Been Long Practiced in
Europe.

1t would be undoubtedly profitable to
many woman who takes an interest in
fancy work to know the technique of tinsel
embroidery. The more so as with the
simplest execution it realizes marvellous
effects, which will be occasionally found
appropriate for trimming ladies' dresses
The foundation consists of velvet, satin
or silk The. materials are gold tinsels
lvery small metallic slabs, snowy and
glitteriDg with a hole in tue middle)
celnture dor, pIiable gold wire, resembling
a string of pearls and two kinds OF bouiiions,
that is, craped dark gold and smooth pale
gold brad, or tuhe-like hollow FORM
The foundation is stretched on frame.
the wrong side is covered with thick glue
so that the whole surface OF the material
is moisteDed. Then one takes piece OF
cotton or linen OF the same size and pastes
it on the foundation as lining, taking care
to stroke out every wrinkle with the hand
When botk materials are dry the design
can be transferred Fig. L.
One takes the design which is done On
thick drawing paper and rests 1t Gil a layer
OF cloth or felt and presses all its outlines
with a neeGle at regular succeeding inter
vals- Tie elevation, caused by the prick
ing on the wrong side, is TO be polished OH
with fine sand paper. Then the design IL
laId on the foundation. fastened in hlah-
ner that il cannot change its position, and
traced with a ball OF cloth dipped into
powdered chalk. This application is con-
tinued until the chalk has penetrated through
each of the numerous holes OF tie design;
the lines are then drawn over with d Drusn
and a mixture OF white water color and a
drop of glyoerine. On white ground any
soft pencil may be akplied instead.
The embroiceriDg tegins with outlining
the principle figures with the gold wire,
which is ~made to bend in the various
curves OF tie design, and then fastened
with topstitches OF yellow silk. 1t is recon-
mendeu to draw the latter first through
wax. The top stitches are to be SO ar
ranged that they lose themselves in the
ipcisioDs bet ween tEe peafls. When fig
ure is completed the wire should be cut
off one incislon beyond the last stitch
The smooth bouilion is cut into Little
pieces OF different sizes
In sewing on the gold tinseis to form
the veins OF the petals, as can De seen III
figure 2, one runs the needle into the
petal OF the star-fiOwer, slipping Il piece
OF smooth braid and a tlnseI on the
thread and then fastening them down TO
the edge of the petal. The strinsing OF
several iinscls in succession, as IN figure
3, is TO be done in a manner that every
newly ADDED tinsei covers half OF the pre-
ceding one.
The craped bouilion, which is applied
as middle Vein, Is cut the entire GeSireu
length and, according TO figure 4, is strung
on the needle and sewed down with NUM-
erous small stitches, as In figure o.
The lattcF has to be done only when the
braid is longer than half an inch and
when 1t is sewed on in a straight Bne-
The fastening of it with side stitches Is
only for craped bouilloA; smooth boulllon
won't bear piercing and must, Therefore,
be fastened piece for piece, even when -
straight line has to be made or them.
In curved positions, figure g. also the craped
bouiilon is sewn ON in pieces, and so closely
united as 10 appear uncut
To make the border, figure a braids or
equal size are used, sewn on with back
stitches. so that every piece reaches 10
the middle of the preceding In effectinG
this, the needle must push aside the sewn
Oh piece of braid Co hide the one end OF the
succeeding piece under it. which. in lis turn.
covers the lower end of the preceding one
Tomake the tinsel appear as in tue border
Of figure 8, each uDSel is to be fastened
down with a piece of braid, which is, how
ever, large enough not To slip through the
opening of the tinsel. How the other decora-
tioBs are made can be easily understood by
looking at The finished diagram, figure =