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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
6
Knitted baby kimono described in one piece construction with turning rows and increasing stitches. Materials include Shetland wool, bone needles, sarcenet ribbon. Step by step instructions cover fronts sleeves rounds neck edging and threading ribbon.
The article extols drawnwork linens as durable dainty household decoration ideal for tea settings. It praises Japanese and Mexican origins for laundering ease, notes affordable Japanese drawnwork, and describes new Wiss centers and Swiss openwork trims. It also gives knitting directions for sleeves and neckline bows.
Instructions for knitting a silk necktie with a complex stitch pattern are given, detailing cast on, decreases, increases, and finishing. The article then notes Irish hand embroidered bed sets and sheets, describing varieties, solid embroidery, openwork options, and the rise of stamped towels as embroidery aids, with continued demand and consumer preferences for self-selected linens.
Dressing table boxes once wrapped in gold brocade now use linen covers embroidered with monograms or crests. The box sides match room wallpaper, keeping a pristine white aesthetic. Glass protects the lid, allowing constant use for hairpins and trinkets without spoiling the look.
Allira Si presents a versatile centerpiece design suitable for satin stitch outline or a mix of satin seed and outline stitches. Heavily padded with white cotton for richness, with optional net applique on the border. Colors may be yellow or purple. The design details can be provided on personal request with a self addressed stamped envelope.
Describes fashionable collar stock designs with ruffles, bib fronts, and lace or insertions, noting comfort and chic style improvements over old neckwear. Details include plain white collars with narrow nainesook ruffles, linen bibs with tucks, and optional Irish lace or embroidery.
The passage notes a move from solid colored embroidery to newer designs. It mentions many women having ample embroidered linens and a rising need for dealgne for white linen to be embroidered with silk. Designers are busy creating new patterns as tastes evolve.
The article details shaping petals with lighting by using light against dark shades in turnover stitch. It explains blending darkest silk with gradual lighter tones to reach the local flower color, then applying long and short stitch along diagramed lines, using the lightest silk for turnovers to capture the light. It mentions TV turnovers on the poppy.
The guide explains stitch length depends on surface size and color shading. Short stitches should not exceed one thirty-second of an inch in tight spaces with multiple shades. For larger areas, long stitches approach just under a half inch and short stitches just under three eighths inch.
Embroider the first row across a petal to keep the outer edge even while the inner edge remains irregular. Start with the furthest back petals and continue stitching through the flower. The text blends method tips with examples and stray letters.
Finishing touches show scalloped ends with solid buttonhole stitch. An eyelet and French embroidery design may appear above the scallop on one end, while the other end bears the initials. T ends of the towels may be finished differently.
The article praises embroidery as a current fashion among American women. It notes simple, accessible handwork on garments with shadow embroidery on light fabrics in white and color, while also mentioning French and eyelet embroidery as popular options.
Instructions describe creating bead purses starting with thirty six stitches and a growing pattern of beads per row across rows five through fourteen. Finishing steps include silk lining, mounting at home, with total costs around 3.50 to mount plus ready made options from a dollar to ten dollars depending on mounting.
A pincushion features corner designs with scattered blossoms and butterflies in varied linen colors. A mingling of applique and fancy stitching appears on new pieces intended for bedrooms and dining rooms. Foliage runs around the bag bottom with flowers rising halfway to the top.
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