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[Illustration: 362.--Alice.]
362.--_Alice_.
Material: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Embroidery Cotton No. 20.
The letters of this name, except the initial letter, are very simple,
being worked in plain satin stitch, while the initial letter is worked
in raised satin stitch, point de poste, and overcast.
363.--_Amalie_.
Materials: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Embroidery Cotton Nos. 16 and
20.
[Illustration: 363.--Amalie.]
The highly-ornate initial of this name is not difficult to work,
requiring only great regularity and evenness in embroidering the
tendrils and eyelet-holes. The veinings of the letter must be carefully
defined. The remainder of the name is executed in plain satin stitch, a
few eyelet-holes being introduced.
"Amalie" can easily be altered into "Amelia" by changing the place of
the _a_ and _e_. In the centre of each letter a large eyelet-hole is
placed; smaller eyelet-holes of graduated sizes occupy parts of the
overcast scrolls, which should be worked with No. 20 cotton. The initial
letter is worked in raised satin stitch.
[Illustration: 364.--Amy.]
364.--_Amy_.
Material: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Embroidery Cotton No. 16.
This pretty name is worked in delicately raised satin stitch and point
de pois; the dots in dotted satin stitch, and the elegant little design
beneath is worked in point russe.
365.--_Annie_.
Material: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Embroidery Cotton No. 16.
[Illustration: 365.--Annie.]
The letter _A_ of this name is rather elaborate, and is worked in point
de pois or back stitching, the outlines in fine overcast, the letters in
satin stitch. The ornaments surrounding the word "Annie" are worked in
overcast.