THE WORK CORNER.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XII, Issue XXV, 23 June 1894, Page 598

THE WORK CORNER.

NEW DESIGNS IN FANCY WORK, This week there is an exceedingly pretty design for a blotting pad, useful for either a table or for resting on the knee, which latter has become a favourite position for writing of late years, and exceedingly conducive to round shoulders it is ! An eighteen inch square of strong pasteboard is the first requirement for its manufacture ; this should be neatly covered first with thin flannel and then with pale blue cloth. The corner pieces, whereby the blotting paper is held in place, must then be embroidered, a

coarse make of embroidery silk being used. In a corner of the sketch will be found a very pretty design for this purpose. The flowers are of white cloth applique edged with yellow silk. A grey-green tint is used for the leaves, the stems being shaded with reddy-brown, and all the colours are blended in the fanciful braid which hides all the small tacks used in putting it together.