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349.--_Alphabet_.
Material: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Embroidery Cotton No. 18.
These letters are embroidered in overcast stitch and in satin stitch,
and are the capitals for the alphabet No. 350. Stars ornament this very
effective alphabet.
[Illustration: 349.--Alphabet (Capitals).]
350.--_Alphabet (Small Letters)_.
Material: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Embroidery Cotton No. 20.
This alphabet will be found useful for marking linen as well as
pocket-handkerchiefs. It is worked in satin stitch, the stars in fine
overcast; an eyelet-hole occupies the centre of each star.
[Illustration: 350.--Alphabets (Small Letters)]
351.--_Alphabet of Small Capitals_.
Materials: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Embroidery Cotton No. 12 for
linen. No. 18 for handkerchiefs.
These letters will be found useful for marking table-linen; they may be
worked either in green, red, or white cotton. The letters are worked in
raised satin stitch with raised dots and open eyelet-holes.
[Illustration: 351.--Alphabet of Small Capitals.]
352.--_Alphabet_.
Material: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Embroidery Cotton No. 12.
This pretty alphabet is worked in satin stitch, both raised and veined;
the design is composed of forget-me-not blossoms and leaves. Raised dots
worked in satin stitch form all the fine lines.
[Illustration: 352.--Alphabet in Satin Stitch.]
353.--Alphabet in Coral Stitch.
Material: Coloured ingrain marking cotton, or black sewing silk, or
filoselle.
The letters of this alphabet are particularly suitable for
pocket-handkerchiefs. The embroidery is worked either with marking
cotton, or coloured or black sewing silk; the long white lines are
worked in overcast stitch, the small white spots in satin stitch, the
remaining parts of the letters in coral stitch, as can be distinctly
seen in illustration.
[Illustration: 353.--Alphabet in Coral Stitch.]
354--- Small Alphabet.
Material: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Embroidery Cotton No. 16.
This useful alphabet is worked in satin stitch, veined in parts and
ornamented with tendrils. As the alphabet of capitals (page 377, No.
351) and that of these small letters correspond, any name may be worked
from them.
[Illustration: 354.--- Alphabet of Small Letters.]
355.--Alphabet (Capitals).
Materials: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Embroidery Cotton Nos. 12 and
20.
This alphabet is worked in raised satin stitch, the outlines being
partly scalloped; for the fine lines, which should be worked in
overcast, embroidery cotton No. 20 should be employed.
[Illustration: 355.--Alphabet in Satin Stitch.]