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No. 2 is an imitation of peacocks' feathers. The second eye of the feather is an applique of black velvet, surrounded by a light circle of dark blue filoselle silk worked in straight

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close together, also, edged with gold cord as well as the velvet. The delicate outer feather edge, the points of which must always show the light shades, is alternately of green and

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stitches lengthwise ; both circles are edged with fine gold cord. The oval eye consists of blue velvet in the upper part, the under part of stitches of shaded green silk cordon worked

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brown shaded silk, worked in long stalk and fish-bone stitch. Separate gold threads are interspersed, which give the bright, gold-like appearance to the feathers.

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