Embroidery Lessons with Colored Studies, 1899: Latest and Most Complete Book on the Subject of Silk Embroidery and Popular Fancy Work

Includes chromolithographic plates and line drawings. CONTENTS: Good Silk for Good Work; Laundering of Embroidery; Care of Hands and Selection of Needles; Some Additional Helps; Rules of Harmony and Contrast; Illustrated Lessons in Embroidery Stitches; Popular Styles of Embroidery and Stitches in Each; Table of Flowers; Meaning of Botanical Words; Single and Double Threads; Turn-Over Leaves and Petals; Embroidery Hoops; Lessons in Embroidering Flowers; Making Borders and Finishing Edges; American Flag in Embroidery; Table Set in Cowslip Design; Initials and Monograms; Cross Stitch Embroidery; Removal of Stains from Damask; Tam O'Shanter for Troops.