_Materials_--8 x 10 inch Frame: Corticelli Filo Silk, 1 skein each
502, 503, 504, 506, 507, 750, 751, 752, 781, 782, 783, 783.5, 784.
Dealers can furnish stamped linen of this design, 10 x 12 inches.
See page 92.
[Illustration: JONQUIL PHOTOGRAPH FRAME DESIGN NO. 63.]
For an Easter greeting, or a birthday present in early spring, a frame
worked in this design will prove a welcome offering. This design may
also be used for a magazine or book cover.
Flowers.--These may be worked in long and short stitch, or half solid
Kensington, in which case somewhat less than the quantity of silk
named above will be sufficient. However, we strongly advise working
the whole design in solid embroidery, as the effect is very handsome
and will repay one for the extra labor. Begin working the edge of the
cup with Yellow, 504, gradually shading darker to the base with 506,
507, keeping the stitches perfectly straight. Work the edge of petals
in Yellow, 502, and shade darker with 503, 504, to the cup. That part
of the flower between cup and stem should be worked in 506 and 507.
The curious paper-like shell which surrounds the flower at the point
of attachment to the stem, work with 750, 751, 752, using 750 for the
point, and shading darker to the stem.
Leaves.--Work solid, beginning at the point with 781, shading gradually
darker to the base, using 782, 783, 783.5, 784. Work the stems solid in
Olive Green, 782, 783, 783.5, 784, shading from dark near the bottom to
light nearest the flowers. A little of 782 should be worked at one side
of some of the stems.
Opening.--Outline the opening for the picture and the other straight
lines in the design with Yellow, 507. Rules for mounting and framing
will be found on page 69. (Not Difficult.)
_Corticelli Doily Book._
_Materials_--Corticelli Filo Silk: 3 skeins each of two shades.
(See below.) 1 piece linen, either Blue, Green, Tan, or Terra
Cotta, 12 x 20 inches, stamped with this design; 1 Doily Book.
Dealers can furnish all the above material. See page 92.
For Blue Linen use Corticelli Filo Silk, Yellow, 741, 743.5, or
Pink, 678, 680.
For Green Linen use Corticelli Filo Silk, Green, 693, 695, or
Purple, 650, 651.5.
For Tan Linen use Corticelli Filo Silk, Scarlet, 537, 539, or Pink,
572, 573.5.
For Terra Cotta Linen use Corticelli Filo Silk, Pink, 635.5, 638,
or Green, 124, 127.
When working either Blue, Green, or Terra Cotta Colored Linen the
proper color numbers can easily be substituted in the following
instructions.
[Illustration: CORTICELLI DOILY BOOK.]
Every needleworker usually has several choice doilies that when not in
use should be kept in some clean place where they will remain smooth
and flat. This book holds twelve doilies. It contains thirteen leaves
of tinted cardboard, each measuring 8-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches. The covers
are stiff and the binding is strong.
Tan Linen and Scarlet Silk.--For the word "Doilies" use the darkest
shade (539) Corticelli Filo Silk. First stuff the letters with
embroidery cotton (or better still with Corticelli Roman Floss of same
shade as silk) similar to the manner of working jewels. (See page 62.)
Then cover the filling in satin stitch. The letters should appear as
if raised. Work the four corner figures with long and short stitch in
two shades of silk, using the lightest (537) for the outside and the
darkest (539) for the inside, which includes the dot in the center.
Work the stem or scroll in outline stitch in the lightest shade (537),
and make the leaves running from it solid, in long and short stitch,
with alternating shades of silk. The jewels in the scroll and the four
just inside it should be first stuffed and then covered similar to the
letters in the word "Doilies."
When completed, stretch the linen firmly over the stiff pasteboard
covers and glue down on the inside. Sew two short ribbons, the color of
the silk, to the linen on the inside, for tying the covers together.
(Not Difficult.)
_Initials and Monograms._