Materials: Grey kid; grey silk; steel-coloured glacé silk; purse silk of
5 shades of blue-green, 4 shades of brown, and silver-grey, scarlet, and
white; grey silk cord; grey glacé silk ribbon.
This bag is made of grey kid, and lined with grey silk. The embroidery
imitates on one side a key formed of poppies, leaves, and stems, in the
upper part of which sits an owl, "the
[Illustration: 182.--Key Bag.]
[Illustration: 183.--Key Bag.]
bird of night." The poppies are worked with blue-green purse silk in 5
shades; the plumage of the owl is worked with brown silk of 4 shades in
satin stitch, the colours blending one into the other, as can be clearly
seen in illustration No. 182. The eyes of the owl are embroidered in
scarlet and white silk. Illustration No. 183 shows the other side of the
bag, which is ornamented with steel-coloured silk appliqué figures, in
the form of a Gothic lock. They are edged with fine grey silk cord. The
screws of the lock are imitated in satin stitch embroidery with
silver-grey silk. After having lined each part, join the two halves of
the bag with a border of grey glacé silk ribbon, which must, of course,
continue round the revers. The bag is fastened by means of a loop and
steel button.
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184 _and_ 185--- _Embroidery Patterns for Trimming Cravats, Bodices,
Morning Caps, &c._
[Illustration: 184--Embroidery Pattern for Cravats, &c.]
Materials: Muslin or cambric; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s No. 24 for
lingerie, No. 12 for couvrettes.
These patterns, worked on muslin or cambric, are suitable for trimming
various articles of lingerie; joined on to other squares they make
pretty covers. They can also be embroidered with coloured silk, wool, or
thread, on cloth, rep, or cashmere, for trimming couvrettes and toilet
pincushions. The patterns should be embroidered in satin stitch and
edged with chain stitch; they can also be worked in button-hole stitch.
When the pattern is worked on woollen material this material must be cut
away inside the leaves and spots.
[Illustration: 185.--Embroidery Pattern for Cravats, &c.]
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