Flowers.--Work the back petals in 672, 673, 674, making the points
dark and the shading lighter toward the center. The petals in the
foreground should be made as follows: points in 672, shading lighter
toward the base with 678, 655.7, 616.5. See Colored Plate XVII. Work
the buds solid. Use 674 for the back petals of buds and for those in
the foreground; use 672 for points, and shade lighter to the calyx,
using 678, 655.7. Work the calyx solid in Green, 781 and 782.
[Illustration: JAPANESE CHRYSANTHEMUM DESIGN NO. 609 B.]
Leaves.--Begin the edges with 781, shading gradually darker to the
center with 782 and 783. Make some lighter by using 780 on the edge and
782 for the darkest shade. Vein with 783. For the stems use Green, 782,
783, and 755, working solid and making the end of the stem darker than
the part nearest the flower. (Difficult.)
_Thistle Design No. 609 E._
[Illustration: THISTLE DESIGN NO. 609 E.]
_Materials_--22 inch Size: Corticelli Filo Silk, 2 skeins each 684,
685, 686, 754, 781, 782, 783, 784; 1 skein each 672, 675, 726, 727,
729. Corticelli Persian Floss, 4 skeins 615; 3 skeins 672. 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, 672 and 615. Work the outside scallop with Persian Floss, White,
615, and the small twining scallop with 672. See Colored Plate IV for
method of working border.
Thistles.--Work the thistle with Corticelli Filo Silk, Purple, 672,
726, 727, 675, 729. Make each strand very fine and make each with
as much of a feathery effect as possible. At the top of the thistle
use 672, 726, and a little of 727. Make the upper part light; near
the center use the darker shades, 675, 727, 729, but use 675 and 729
sparingly. Work the bulb of the thistle solid in Green, 781, 782, 783,
784. Near the top of the bulb work one or more rows, according to the
size of the bulb, with Green, 782; the next two rows near the middle of
the bulb, with 781, then gradually darker to the bottom near the stem.
Another way to work the bulb is to work it solid with Green, 781, and
cross-bar with Bronze Green, 852.
Leaves.--Work solid. Make one spray of leaves with Green, 781, 782,
783, 784. Use 781 for the points of the leaves and shade darker toward
the center. Vein with 782, 783, 784. For another spray of leaves use
754, 684, 685, 686, working in the same manner as described above.
Work the stems in stem stitch with 784, giving quite a slant to the
stitches. (Not Difficult.)
_Buttercup Design No. 611 A._