Beeton's Book of Needlework Part 45

[Ill.u.s.tration: 356.--Alphabet (Florid Capitals).]

357--Alphabet.

Materials: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Embroidery Cotton Nos. 12 and 16.

The letters are worked in point d'or, or dotted st.i.tch, with an outline in fine overcast, and large raised spots in satin st.i.tch. The ornamental wreaths round the first five letters can of course be worked round any of the others. It is very fas.h.i.+onable to work one letter only upon handkerchief corners.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 357.--Alphabet in paint d'or.]

358.--_Alphabet in White Embroidery_.

Material: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Embroidery Cotton No. 16

This alphabet is worked in applique; the ears of corn only are worked in overcast, satin, and knotted st.i.tch. These letters look particularly well on transparent materials. The ears may be omitted by beginners, though they add much to the beauty of the alphabet. To this alphabet are added the ten numerals, which will be found exceedingly useful. By means of the whole alphabet and all these figures, any combination of initials and numbers can be made.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 358.--Alphabets and Numerals in White Embroidery.]

359.--_Alphabet (see page_ 402).

Materials: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Embroidery Cotton No. 20; very fine black silk.

The vine-leaves and grapes of this graceful and fanciful alphabet are worked in veined and slightly raised satin st.i.tch, the tendrils in point russe; for these the fine black silk is employed.

360.--_Sampler (Frontispiece_).

Materials: cambric muslin or fine linen; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Embroidery Cotton Nos. 16, 18, and 20; red cotton and black silk.

This ill.u.s.tration shows a sampler which will be found useful for learning to embroider letters for marking linen. The material used is cambric muslin or fine linen. Work the embroidery with white embroidery cotton, red cotton, or black silk. The thick parts of the letters are worked in slanting satin st.i.tch and back st.i.tch; the outlines of the st.i.tched parts are worked in overcast, as well as the fine outlines of the letters and all the fine outlines of the patterns. The monograms and crowns are worked in a similar manner. Work b.u.t.ton-hole st.i.tch round the outside of the sampler. The letters and crowns may, of course, be employed for other purposes.

361.--_Alphabet (Capitals)_.

Material: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Embroidery Cotton No. 20

This effective alphabet is very easily worked, the st.i.tches employed being raised and veined satin st.i.tch, and overcast. The raised dots are worked in satin st.i.tch, care being taken to preserve their position in the _centre_ of each open s.p.a.ce.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 361.--Alphabet (Capitals).]

MONOGRAMS AND INITIALS.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 362.--Alice.]

362.--_Alice_.

Material: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Embroidery Cotton No. 20.

The letters of this name, except the initial letter, are very simple, being worked in plain satin st.i.tch, while the initial letter is worked in raised satin st.i.tch, point de poste, and overcast.

363.--_Amalie_.

Materials: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Embroidery Cotton Nos. 16 and 20.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 363.--Amalie.]

The highly-ornate initial of this name is not difficult to work, requiring only great regularity and evenness in embroidering the tendrils and eyelet-holes. The veinings of the letter must be carefully defined. The remainder of the name is executed in plain satin st.i.tch, a few eyelet-holes being introduced.

"Amalie" can easily be altered into "Amelia" by changing the place of the _a_ and _e_. In the centre of each letter a large eyelet-hole is placed; smaller eyelet-holes of graduated sizes occupy parts of the overcast scrolls, which should be worked with No. 20 cotton. The initial letter is worked in raised satin st.i.tch.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 364.--Amy.]

364.--_Amy_.

Material: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Embroidery Cotton No. 16.

This pretty name is worked in delicately raised satin st.i.tch and point de pois; the dots in dotted satin st.i.tch, and the elegant little design beneath is worked in point russe.

365.--_Annie_.

Material: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Embroidery Cotton No. 16.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 365.--Annie.]

The letter _A_ of this name is rather elaborate, and is worked in point de pois or back st.i.tching, the outlines in fine overcast, the letters in satin st.i.tch. The ornaments surrounding the word "Annie" are worked in overcast.

366.--_A.M.K._

Material: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Embroidery Cotton No. 16.

This name is worked in satin st.i.tch, with small dots of raised satin st.i.tch. The eyelet-holes in the middle letter to be worked in overcast.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 366.--A.M.K.]