New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-30

cred with glass and one may therefore venture to
make it exquisite possible There are many
varieties OF handmade photograph frames, but none
are prettier than the embroidered ones. provided
they are well planned and correctly worked 1t is
permissible to work for effect times but quite
OF the question in such case as this. Here
the embroidery foc the sake OF embroidery is under
consideration.
The linen for a frame should be of excellent
quality and a round The opening for the
picture should be marked it first The design,
presumably Of flowers, should be clustered close
to this opening and an ample margin left. The
margin is as important the design itself. Too
often good designs. beautiful pictures, and
superb buildings never have the effect they
intended to have, because they are without a set
ting. The illustration Fig / shows the advantage
of a generous margin and suggests the style Of
pattern most appropriate on frame
BEAUTY IN THE FEATHER STITCH
Feather stitch brings out pansies beautifully
The long and short stitches give the raylike char
acter OF the pansy markings 1t is pity pansies
are not more often embroidered: they such a
perfect motif for embroidery. The dark markings
In these pansies puppies the light petals are
done in yelows and white. the leaves in three
shades of soft green.
The making up of the photograph frame is an
important item. It is really a mistake and not an
economy, to attempt to make these home. They
are sure TO have an unfinished homemade look
The art embroidery stores or departments make
them to order in artistic way. The edges are
bound with linen, and the cutting and fitting are
absolutely perfect. Ribbon in hIigree design is
sometimes used in the edge. but this, while more
elaborate, is not nearly appropriate linen.
The cost of making up the frame is 81 % with
glass.
"A great deal of sentiment may be suggested in
the choice of the flower which TO DC the motif
of the design The favorte the friend whose
photograph is to be framed may be chosen-'pau-
sizes. for thoughts, or any other flower that lends
itself gracefully to the purpose.
Fig. is a frame designed for a baby's photo
graph. The wreaths of forget-me-nots are worked
three shades of blue. The palest shade should
be almost white All the shades, both of blue and
green should be delicate. otherwise. the design
is close, II will appear too heavy. The white back
ground must be considered in planning color
schemes white, for il will very likely make clear
CCors look hard Embroidery, unlike painting, does
admit of blending ana for this
should avoid severe effects.
HOW TO SHADE FLOWERS.
shaded-that is each flower should be worked a
single tone and gradations should be effected by
distributing the shades. The howerets in the up
per parts of the wreathes should in the deepest
the lighter, and the lower of each wreath
should be in the palest blue.
IAN the work this design with the exception
of the stems. which in fine outline stitch is |
done i'm the simple long and short stitch. Flowers |
: small these are completely covered by this |
method. and so little is left in the leaves
to appear hardly more than veins. In the centre |
each forget -me-not put tiny French knot in !
yellow. This should be made 10y twinng the silk ]
once on the needle and drawing the knot quite !
close otherwise it will be too large
The embroidery on both these frames ~ done IN