Bullion, which is a large gold wire, of which officers’ epaulets are
made, _frisure_, a smaller bullion, _clanquant_, which is a flat
gold ribbon, are all classed under the denomination of cannetille.
Leaf-shaped spangles are called laine.
Stretch the velvet, cloth, or silk which you intend to embroider in a
frame, and tack over it your pattern, which must be nicely drawn on
silver paper. Suppose your pattern is a wreath of grape-vine leaves and
grapes; you must put bullion on for the centre stem. This is done by
running a needle and thread through the tube, and fastening it with an
occasional (strongly sewn) stitch or two. Take the smaller bullion, or
frisure, for the outlines of the leaves and tendrils, fastening it on
in the same manner as the large bullion; vein the leaves with fine gold
thread.
Make your grapes of large spangles, and purple or green glass beads,
thus: Pass your needle through the velvet from underneath, take a
spangle on it, then take a purple bead; pass your needle again through
the spangle and back through the velvet. Then begin another grape in
the same way, and fasten carefully off when your silk is used up. A
wreath of grapes and holly (the holly berries red beads) round the edge
of a table cover would look very nice. The cover should be of dark
cloth, and edged with gold cord all around.