Handbook of Embroidery. L. Higgin

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4057664132758

      Table of Contents

       PREFACE.

       HANDBOOK OF EMBROIDERY.

       CHAPTER I.

       OF MATERIALS AND IMPLEMENTS USED IN MODERN EMBROIDERY.

       IMPLEMENTS.

       MATERIALS.

       CREWELS, AND HOW TO USE THEM.

       SILKS.

       GOLD THREAD, &c.

       RECIPES FOR PRESERVING GOLD.

       CHAPTER II.

       TEXTILE FABRICS USED AS GROUNDS FOR EMBROIDERY.

       LINENS.

       TEXTILE FABRICS.

       SATINS AND SILKS.

       TEXTILE FABRICS.

       COTTONS AND WOOLLENS.

       TEXTILE FABRICS.

       GOLD AND SILVER CLOTH.

       CHAPTER III.

       STITCHES USED IN HAND EMBROIDERY AS TAUGHT AT THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF ART-NEEDLEWORK.

       STITCHES.

       CHAPTER IV.

       FRAMES AND FRAMING.

       FRAMING.

       CHAPTER V.

       STITCHES USED IN FRAME EMBROIDERY.

       “COUCHING,” OR LAID EMBROIDERY.

       CUSHION STITCHES.

       CUT WORK OR APPLIQUÉ.

       STRETCHING AND FINISHING.

       CLEANING.

       DESIGNS FOR EMBROIDERY.

       DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES.

       Royal School of Art-Needlework.

       PROSPECTUS.

       PREPARED WORK.

       APPROXIMATE PRICES OF PREPARED WORK AND MATERIALS.

       CREWELS.

       LIST OF DESIGNS.

       Royal School of Art-Needlework.

       FINISHED WORK.

       AGENTS IN THE COUNTRY.