STITCHES IN ART NEEDLEWORK.

Otago Witness, Issue 3854, 24 January 1928, Page 67

STITCHES IN ART NEEDLEWORK.

Lace stitch and all its varieties of stitches was at one time employed prin-

cipally in point lace. Now, however, we have introduced this .stitch into embroidery with good results. The majority of lace stitches are founded on a species of buttonhole. In embroidery the stitch is used to cover surfaces, faces, and may also be used as an ornament for narrow or "wide leaves, petals, scrolls, etc. Method:'To begin working lace stitch, finally buttonhole all round the inside edge of the petal, leaf, scrool, or design, then start to work from the right,' making a plain loop’ bring the needle up again at the left side, buttonhole stitches into

and work three

each loop, coming back from left to right with the plain loop; continue until the whole surface to be filled is entirely covered up.

A PRETTY CANDLE OR LAMP SHADE

T..e stich shows a particularly pretty and dainty little candle shade that is not difficult to make. The foundation is to be made of cardboard and wire. You will require for the cardboard foundation a strip of thin cardboard cut wider at one end. The narrow end will be for the top of the shade. Now bend it into shape and fasten it together at the edges with small paper fasteners.

This shape, is loosely covered with dull, green soft silk, and trimmed at the top and bottom with a ruche made of narrow gold ribbon. , The material can be lightly tacked on tne wire with silk of a colour to match the ribbon. The shade is ornamented all round with amber beads hung in little loops, and between each loop tiny rosette loops, and between each of these a tiny rosette of very narrow gold ribbon is sewn on.

The wire frame can be purchased at any draper’s or wiremaker’s.