By AMALIA SMITH.
_Materials_--22 inch Size: Corticelli Filo Silk, 2 skeins each 636,
655.7, 781, 782; 1 skein each 504, 637, 638, 639, 640, 644.8, 645,
755, 778, 780, 783. Corticelli Persian Floss, 6 skeins 615. Dealers
can furnish stamped linen of this design in 22 inch size.
Border.--Work the scallop in buttonhole stitch with Persian Floss, 615.
Work the cross-bar in the four corners in border in outline stitch with
one thread of Filo in Brown, 644.8. Where the lines meet make a cross
stitch in Brown, 645. In the center space between the bars make an X
in Brown, 778. See Colored Plate IX.
[Illustration: WILD ROSE DESIGN NO. 603 E.]
Flowers.--Work solid. Begin the edge of petals of open flowers with
Pink, 639. Shade lighter to the center, using 636, 637, 638, 655.7.
Make some lighter and some darker. Put three stitches of Green, 780, in
the center, and surrounding center but 1/4 inch away make a few French
knots in Yellow, 504. Work the back petals in the half flowers with
Pink, 639, 640, and the front petals or those in the foreground with
637, 638, 639.
Buds and Calyx.--Work the buds with Pink, 639, 640, and the calyx
points with Green, 780, 781. For the bulb and stem use 782.
Leaves.--Work solid. For the edge and points use 781, shading toward
the center with 782, 783. The veins and stem work with 783, 755.
The Wild Rose is always a popular subject for embroidery, and even a
beginner should have no difficulty in working the design as the Colored
Plate IX gives the exact shading and stitch direction, (Easy.)
_Sweet Pea Design No. 603 F._
_Materials_--22 inch Size: Corticelli Filo Silk, 1 skein each
644.8, 645, 678, 679, 680, 673, 674, 726.5, 727, 778, 780, 781,
782, 783. Corticelli Persian Floss, 6 skeins 615. Dealers can
furnish stamped linen of this design in 22 inch size. See page 92.
Border.--Work the scallop in buttonhole stitch with Corticelli Persian
Floss, White, 615. Work the cross-bar in the four corners in the border
in outline stitch with one thread of Corticelli Filo Silk, Brown,
644.8. Where the lines meet make a cross stitch in Brown, 645. In the
center space between the bars make an X with Brown, 778. See Colored
Plate IX for method of working border and cross-bar.
[Illustration: CORTICELLI WILD ROSE DESIGN NO. 603 E.