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Show I Hair danger Embroidery lVIW TWO.) n Fifteenth in a Series of Lessons on Needlework J I So great an Intc-cst has been evinced Ip the first article on Hardanger embroidery embroid-ery that we have decided to give another lesion on the fame attractive needlework, but this time taking up a bU Q0m-. nllcatcd design, th'ouph In Justice to tnc smbroldcry one must say that It b. really the effect which Is complicated for ixecullon is almost as simple a it was in h preceding Instance. The lovely little design that Is illustrated illus-trated In Figure -nay bo used very f fcctlvcly for the ;orncra of handker- jIj chiefs, napkins and flptesgmgg n a largcrscale inffi5SJpjfiE th" same way for BppiffitJp - jl unrh cloth?, cush-fejjMH may also be con- (Inued as a hnnW WWKiSuJi9j!S!!j around a centrepiece jC -pillow sham? and curtains. It Is equally suitable on an " art.cle of apparel, and many a dress, blouse, pnrosol. hat and the like has been bordered wlth.lt. ... Colors as well as. pure white may be smploycd in work of this kind, and it Tiay be developed on any sort of ma-l ma-l trial, the thtcads of which can be pulled Before pulling the threads.-however, the xact position of the design must bo deeded. de-eded. If the material Is coarac pull. four threads while if fine, null six. As In Figure 1.- pull Uio "neewsary- number of tbreads. skip three and pull tho ?amc number again, nnd rcpoat until In both directions nine small squnres have been formed. In order not to pull .the threads the whole length of th clolh. as when pulling for herflitltchlnf;. lift with a j lr the thread6 to be pulled and cut them ofl at the correct place with a pair or sharr clssor.r. Now as In Figure 2 overcast the foui dcs o' each of the nine small squares ' i In the cntrc square on each . idc o the large square a very, simple and yet - fecllvc design is now to be fashioned. Overcast each side and cross t'.ie thread , when passing from one side to the next. For the little border- Jhc same stitch; is t used without pulling the threads The ; squares in the corner should be twice the si?.c of the nine squares in the centre After overcasting the four sides make four long stitches In the centre, two at right j angles to each other and two obliquely : be'ltycen these two To connect tho cpr- : ncrs use the same stitch. Starting at the upper right hand comer ( of Figure 2. after making the squares, j make one running switch, then overcast a bar equal to ono side of tne square. Make another running stitch and a accond bar. .i third running stitch and a third bar In the opposite direction to the first two. . then one more running stitch and we have reached the second corner. Do the same thing on the four sides of the square, ajwaya Inverting the order of the bars. The short (Hitches at the corners cor-ners of the bora mav be worked in last. Ilardangcr embroidery washes verv well, but great enre mit very flat, it is the Jjaiu S proper pressing flf JOwLJi which will bring out 2rf24 'Pi! k the beauty of the ji JafetsV A work. Place the work 't face down on a soft JWL, J&s blanket folded double IQCitXS23 and press with a hoi tJ . 2aJ Iron. The material should be dampen bforc pressing, and Iron until perfectly dry. . . i This is the fifteenth of a. scries of ar-i ar-i tides on needlework contributed bv a Bcl-' Bcl-' ;;lan designer whose work is noted' for Its artistic beauty She will be glad to answer any questions and give nny Information " that our Interested readers may ak for . through the Home Interest page. |