Show An Attractive Set e eE since tho earliest days of or E EVER EVEn needlecraft the basket of or flowers Howers has been dear to the embroIderers embroIderer's embroiderers embroiderer's heart and scarcely less liked has been the Insect A set consisting of ot two pincushion and centerpiece centerpiece center conter- piece was embroidered with a a. design n showing these two motifs ada adapted with charming effect The show the tile basket filled fined to tooer o er overflowing with daisies and primroses in two corners with trailing tendrils and hovering bees completing the border White or ecru linen can be used and when the design Is transferred to It ft embroider embroider embroider em em- broider the flowers with white silk for forthe forthe the tho daisies and yellow jellow for Cor the centers primrose pink for tho the primroses a a. fresh green for 01 the tho leaves black or dark brown n for the basket and black and yellow yellow yel yel- cJ low for tor the bees ees Work York the daisy als petals with tho the satin stitch across the wl width th atthe of at the petal and tho the primrose petals with straight stitches from tho the outer edge to the center of tho the flower If preferred thinly pad the tho petals with darning cot cot- ton In the original very coarse silk was used the stitches being filled in with quick skill Form the tho centers using French knots knot made of yellow silk The lower loner bO body y of or 1 te bees should be lie embroidered in alternate alternate alter alter- nate rows of or black and ana yellow the legs In black an and the wings In yellow ell 0 outlined outlined outlined out out- lined with black Give a slight slant lant to the stitches used to nil fill In the tho wings s and where two wIngs show on each side atthe of at the bod body the slant lant should hould be taken lm at different angles so o that the wings may maybe maybe maybe be more clearly defined Work York the leaves Ica with straight stitches running from Crom the tho stalk to the Up UI of ot tho the leaf lear Border tho the scarf with cluny laco lace two Inches In width fhe The pincushion shows a smaller arr arrangement nt t of ot the desin de- de sin with th thu basket In the tho center r anda aud and auda auda a a bee on either side Ide On the centerpiece the basket appears on one ono side with a a. J. J garland of or flowers encircling the linen above which hover tho the bees I |