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 Running Stitch Embroidery: Just running stitches make effective embroidery for a georgette or crepe de chine blouse, when worked with mercerized embroidery cotton. (See Fig. 22.) Filling in the flower or leaf with parallel rows of the running stitches gives an elaborate appearance with a very little work.

Any fairly large design can be worked up in this way.

Cross-Stitching An Edge: A touch of hand work on a batiste, organdie or voile blouse will lift it out of the ordinary class. For instance, the edges of a frill for the collar and front closing might be rolled and cross-stitched with a contrasting color of mercerized embroidery cotton.

Cross stitches in medium or light blue, yellow, rose, light green or red are pretty on a white blouse. If the waist