Show EMBROIDERED SCREENS Designs for Two Very Pretty Pieces o Nccdlo ork The design for the single fireplace screen given in this column i just suited for the very newest style of rich embroidery The ground should be of colored art satin tint tho design with two shades of olive green then with several shades of rope silk varying from pale straw color running through the yellows dow golden brown embroider the whole design in different kinds of point lace stitches some parts being very open The main parts that n it were support w the design must be much more solid Wherever Wher-ever anything like a circle i introduced 1 crochet the silk over a metal ring of a size to fit the position it i t occupy then sew the ring so covered firmly in its place with fine sewing silk This method enriches the work t an amazing degree and i quickly done These rig obtainable in many sizes can be substituted with good effect for the little triangles tri-angles ornamenting the border The lines on either side of the border should be of Japanese Japan-ese gold cord put on in the way already described de-scribed The space between thorder and the frame should be of olivo green plush I preferred tho design can be executed hi lustra colors on moleskin velvet or plush but of this date style though effective i somewhat out W 1 t 1 1 J I I 1 bL E o 0 t f r f i V ir r 1 x p i A SBOY SCREE vrrrn PAIL OF rncxcn RIB i BON EMBROIDERY The design for a single panel screen in this column is of exactly the kind required for tho French ribbon embroidery which i at pres eat something of a novelty in this country Exquisite specimens of this charming work are t bo seen at the Decorative Art societys I rooms where they may be studied with advantage ad-vantage by any ono about to undertake this land of embroidery The materials needed I are French embroidery ribbon sometimes called China ribbon in two or three widths in plain colors and also shaded this shading helps greatly the general effect of the coloring color-ing Fine sewing silk matching the Swill S-will also be needed and it will bo necessary t have some embroidery silks to be used for 4 parts of the design not suited for the use of ribbon The ribbon should bo kept entirely on the front of the work which gives it a raised appearance ap-pearance For roses and double flowers the raised effect is further increased b sewing the ribbon in loops following the outlines of the leaves and crowding the loops together n closely n possible s that they form a compact mass For single flowers and lee such n pansies and forgetmenots the ribbon rib-bon i laid flat over the form of the leaf secured se-cured at the of the leaf with cued extremity lef sowing sow-ing s and brought back t the center s that the ribbon i doubled The centers of the flowers are made with raised knots in embroidery sk U 2 D 1 t ± Ltt r I F1KEPLACE SCREEN DESIGN FOR PAINTING OR EMBROIDERY The floating ribbons are put in with Kensington I Ken-sington stitch in single embroidery n are also the scrolls and conventional parts of the design In the present instance it is recommended recom-mended t shade the foils in rich golden tint and the floating ribbon i palo blue < m a whit or cream colored art satin Tho more W colors and variety that can bo introduced 7 into the flowers and foliage the better and there is scope hero for individual taste and judgment Art Amateur |