Page:Embroidery and Fancy Work.djvu/17

Rh linen, cotton, and woollen goods. A judicious use of a few stitches of silk will often add wonderfully to the brilliancy of crewel work.

Filofloss and etching silks are both admirable for working outline designs on linen.

Etching silk works best when you use it as it comes from the spool: that is, thread your needle before

Fig. 1.

off the silk. Used in this way, it is not so apt to untwist or knot.

There are quite a number of stitches employed in embroidery, but only a few are generally used. Of these