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Show DESIGN FOR SILK STOCKINGS Oriental Characters Are the Latest to Be Used by Those Who Like Embroidery. Girls who are fond of needlework will want to embroider themselves two or more pairs of silk stockings in the now fashionable Oriental designs. de-signs. Select a good grade of silk stocking stock-ing woven with thread silk, black or any color you desire; then with a sharp-pointed piece of tailor's chalk outline a design representing some curious cu-rious Chinese or Japanese symbol, lettering or number. These can be found in any Oriental shop or on a Chinese laundry check. They are not difficult to sketch, being for the most part broad lines crossing each other in a curious manner. These should be slightly padded with very soft darning cotton, so that the center will be raised above the outer edge. The embroidery is then done in fine floss silk, using brilliant red, green, yellow, purple and blue. All colors rich in tone are effective, and occasionally threads of silver and gold can be introduced in the embroidery. Care must be taken when applying the work to colored stockings that the colors used in the embroidery harmonize harmo-nize with that of the stocking itself. Any color or combination of colors can be used on black. Tiny beads and small flowers are lovely when worked in rich Oriental colors. For example, a spray of wistaria wis-taria is charming on violet silk stockings. stock-ings. Cherry blossoms on white or green, iris on blue or yellow, and the flaming poppy on black. When working, an easy way to keep the stocking taut bo the embroidery will lie smooth is to Blip a china egg or very Bmooth darning egg into the stocking, then hold the silk tightly over that as you would for ordinary darning. The embroidery will then be perfectly smooth when worn. |