[Illustration: APPLE BLOSSOM DESIGN NO. 612 F.]
_Materials_--22 inch Size: Corticelli Filo Silk, 4 skeins 615; 3
skeins 645; 2 skeins each 636, 637, 644.6, 655.7, 655.8, 781, 782;
1 skein each 527, 616, 755, 783, 852. Smaller sizes take less silk.
Dealers can furnish stamped linen of this design in 9, 18, and 22
inch sizes. See page 92.
This design is square, the edges are doubled under and securely sewed
with silk. For this reason only a small quantity of silk is required
for working, as none is used for buttonholing the edge.
Border.--Use same instructions as given for working border of Daisy
Design 612 D, page 49.
Flowers.--Begin the edge of the petals with 636, shading lighter to the
center with 655.8, 655.7, 616. Make some petals lighter by omitting
636 and use 615 in place of 616 toward the center. Vary the shading
by making some flowers almost white. In each petal make two or three
stamens with Green, 781, and place a small French knot of 645 at the
end of each stamen. See Colored Plate XXI.
Buds and Calyx.--Begin the edge of the petals with 637, shading lighter
to the base with 636. Work all the buds darker than the flowers. Work
the calyx in Green, 782.
Leaves.--Work solid. Use Green, 781, for the points, shading gradually
darker to the center with 782, 783, 755, with a touch of 852 near the
base and midvein. Vary the shading as usual. Work the stems solid with
755, 852, 527, using most of 527. (Not Difficult.)
_Violet Design No. 613 A._
_Materials_--22 inch Size: Corticelli Filo Silk, 1 skein each
506, 725, 727, 728, 729, 781, 782, 783. Corticelli Persian Floss,
1 skein 615. Smaller sizes take less silk. Dealers can furnish
stamped linen of this design in 9 and 22 inch sizes. See page 92.
[Illustration: VIOLET DESIGN NO. 613 A.]
These octagon shaped patterns require no buttonhole work on the edges,
as the linen is folded under and securely sewed as shown by the
illustration. The effect is quite novel, and as the designs are simple
only a small quantity of silk is needed to work the pattern.
Flowers.--Work solid. Use Corticelli Filo Silk, Violet, 725, for the
edge of the petals, shading darker toward the center with 727, 728,
729. Make the three lower petals lighter than the upper two. In the
center of the open flowers work a few stitches of Yellow, 506, and a
stitch of Green, 781, on each side of the yellow. Work the buds with
729, 728, and 727. Work the calyx solid with 781 and 782, the darker
shade nearest the stem.
Leaves.--Work solid, using 781 for the edge and shading darker to the
center with 782. Work the veins and stems in 783. The slit in corner,
or the line across the ends of the stems, work in fine buttonhole
stitch with Persian Floss, White, 615. (Easy.)
_Buttercup Design No. 613 B._
[Illustration: BUTTERCUP DESIGN NO. 613 B.]
_Materials_--22 inch Size: Corticelli Filo Silk, 1 skein each
503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 754, 781, 782. Corticelli Persian Floss,
1 skein 615. Smaller sizes take less silk. Dealers can furnish
stamped linen of this design in 9 and 22 inch sizes. See page 92.
These octagon shaped patterns require no buttonhole work on the edges,
as the linen is folded under and securely sewed as shown by the
illustration. The effect is quite novel, and as the designs are simple
only a small quantity of silk is needed to work the pattern.
Flowers and Leaves.--Instructions for working this design are the same
as given for Buttercup Design No. 607 E, page 39, and illustrated by
Colored Plate XVI. (Easy.)
_Daisy Design No. 613 D._
[Illustration: DAISY DESIGN NO. 613 D.]
_Materials_--22 inch Size: Corticelli Filo Silk, 2 skeins 615; 1
skein each 503, 505, 582, 661, 662, 692.8, 753, 754. Smaller sizes
take less silk. Dealers can furnish stamped linen of this design in
9 and 22 inch sizes. See page 92.
These octagon shaped patterns require no buttonhole work on the edges,
as the linen is folded under and securely sewed as shown by the
illustration. The effect is quite novel, and as the designs are simple
only a small quantity of silk is needed to work the pattern.
Flowers and Leaves.--Instructions for working this design are the same
as given for Daisy Design, 612 D, page 49, and illustrated by Colored
Plate XXI, although of course the rules for working the border do not
apply to this design. (Easy.)
_Forget-me-not Design No. 613 E._
[Illustration: FORGET-ME-NOT DESIGN NO. 613 E.]
_Materials_--22 inch Size: Corticelli Filo Silk, 1 skein each
504, 518, 519, 520, 678, 781, 782, 783. Corticelli Persian Floss,
1 skein 615. Smaller sizes take less silk. Dealers can furnish
stamped linen of this design in 9 and 22 inch sizes. See page 92.
These octagon shaped patterns require no buttonhole work on the edges,
as the linen is folded under and securely sewed as shown by the
illustration.
Flowers.--Work solid. Make the petals in Corticelli Filo Silk, Blue,
518, 519, 520. Vary the shading by making one or more petals in some of
the flowers of a lighter shade. Tip some of the petals with a touch of
Pink, 678. Put a French knot in Yellow, 504, in the center of the open
flowers. Make some of the buds in Pink, 678, and others in Blue, 519.
Leaves.--Work solid, using Green, 781, for the points, shading
gradually darker to the stem with 782, 783. Make some leaves lighter
than others. Work the stems in 783. The slit in corner, or the line
across the ends of the stems, work in fine buttonhole stitch with
Persian Floss, White, 615. (Easy.)
_Chrysanthemum Design No. 613 F._
[Illustration: CHRYSANTHEMUM DESIGN NO. 613 F. OCTAGON HEM.]
_Materials_--22 inch Size: Corticelli Filo Silk, 1 skein each
502, 503, 504, 505, 507, 716, 717, 718, 719, 781, 782, 783, 784.
Corticelli Persian Floss, 1 skein 615. Smaller sizes take less
silk. Dealers can furnish stamped linen of this design in 9 and 22
inch sizes. See page 92.
Red Flowers.--Work the points of the petals in the background in
Corticelli Filo Silk, 719, shading lighter to the base with 718, 717.
Work the points of the petals in the foreground with 719, shading
lighter with 718, 717, 716. The petals that droop in the foreground
make lighter by omitting 719.
Yellow Flowers.--Work the points in the petals with Yellow, 507,
shading lighter with 505, 504, 503, 502. Change the shading in
different petals by using either lighter or darker shades of silk. The
petals that are on top make light, using the lightest shades toward the
center of the upper petals. Use your taste in arranging the colors.
You can work red and yellow flowers in one spray, or make each spray
different, either way will be pretty. Use Green, 782, 783, for the
calyx.
Leaves.--Work the points with Green, 781, shading to the stem with 782,
783. Use 784 for the stems. (Not Difficult.)
_Purple Clematis Centerpiece Design No. 56._