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EMBROIDERY

27. SMALL OTTOMAN.

_Materials--Black satin; four shades of scarlet, four ditto of crimson,
four ditto of amber, four ditto of peach, three ditto of stone-colours,
three ditto of blue, three ditto of blue greens, three ditto of yellow
greens, and one skein of white embroidery silk or of Berlin wools_.


Draw the pattern upon the satin, and work in embroidery stitch. Commence
the first dahlia with shades of amber; the second with the shades of
stone-colour, using white for the lightest; the third with scarlet
shades; the fourth with peach shades; the roses with the crimsons; the
lilies with the stone-colours, using white for the lightest shade; and
the forget-me-nots with the shades of blue. Work the rose-leaves with
the yellow greens, and the dahlia-leaves with the blue greens; work the
stems with brown. The stamens of the yellow dahlia must be worked with
green, but in all the others with yellow.

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[Illustration: No. 19 CLARET-JUG MAT]

[Illustration: Nos 20. 21 CORNERS FOR HANDKERCHIEF]