New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
HINTS TO EMBROJDERERS.
MORNING GLORIES LEND THEMSELVES
READILY TO ART NEEDLEWORK

'"There are some subjects which are especially
adaptable embroidery and TO the embroiderer
materials while others present difficulties which
require all possible skill to overcome" says Mrs
L. Barton Wilson in THE Home Needlework Mag
azine." The character particularly the texture
certain flowers is in itself an aid to the worker
while that of others is great obstacle The former
is the case with the morning glory Its delicate
silky texture is unlike that of the flo hosSes
and its surface has also the sheen of the silk; 1T
Is therefore q subject fully justified in un-
dertaking, a,d If not overambitious, and
led 10 do much work on design of morning
glories. we likely to be successful
Morning glories should never be embroidered
solid white linen. AS soon fill in the
form we at once lose the principal characteristic
extreme delicacy. A representation of morning
glories. whether painted or embroidered, is'nothing
unless dainty and delicate to degree We should
be that have drawing which embodies
this quality start with-a wavy outline and
very simple composition. (See Figure IL
THE stitch direction of the morning glory is
somewhat difficult to keep correct, because of the
size of the flower. One readily applies the prin-
cipe in this and starts off all right but be-
fore many stitches taken the correct slant is
lost, because the space to cover is comparatively
large The veins and ribs of the flowers are how
ever a perfect guide. If should draw of
the blossoms in full view we should have in such
an outline a complete circle and stitches would be
laid on it radii of complete circle. but this IS
rarely the position should choose in which to
represent any mower In design we ShouId De
likely to have all the blossoms more or less fore
shortened and thus each one presents a prob
lem of stitch direction.
The form. the sheeny texture. the ribs and the
pretty curled buds decided features, and these
should emphasize. One color should predomi-
nate in design of morning glories. If pink is pre-
ferred, nearly all the flowers should be pink, with
here and there purple and occasionally white
one. Before putting the piece in frame outline
the stems, leaf veins, tendrs and the veins between
the ribs of the blossoms. Use the deepest shade
of the flower cOlorS for these veins In white flow
ers the fine ribs may be done either in pink
pie, and the veins between them in pale green.
The ribs should be worked in fine short and long
stitch.
THE position of the light and shadow is OF i'm
portance in this haring flower The edge in the
foreground, or nearest the eye, should be lighter
than the further edge. BY thus disposing the
shades of silk and leaving the linen for the high
light we'll rounded effect be produced The
color of the flower generally pales toward the
opening, that stitching is not necessarily needed
to give depth to the little funnel it is important
however that the front edge of this tube should be
strongly brought out, and the pistil. in II
shows will further help to give the desired depth.
Lay in the border row of long and short
stitches the further edge in the third shade
the first row of the front edge in the second shade,
the second of the further edge in the fourth
shade. and the second of the front edge in the
first or lightest shade Those positions which
A little shadow should be placed on the tube up
against the edge of the flower The stitches along
the edge of this tube should be straight poss-
be quite straight.
''One thread of flo should be used for the flowers
work the leaves makes the delcacy OF the flower
all the more noticeable besides the leaves are