well.
Silk Leaves.—If no grounding is required, work in tent stitch. The pattern should be large in proportion to the fineness of the material. The finer the canvas, the larger the pattern.
Color.—An attention to shade is of the utmost consequence; as on this, in an eminent degree, depends the perfection of the work. The shades must be so chosen, as to blend into each other, or all harmony of coloring will be destroyed. The canvas must be more distinct in tent stitch than in cross stitch, or rather more strongly contrasted, especially in the dark shades of flowers: without attention to this point, a good resemblance of nature cannot be obtained.
Wool, (English and German) white, black, and various colors.—Two, three, four, five, or six shades of each color, as the nature of the work may require. The same observation applies to silk and cotton, in cases where those materials are used.
Split wool, for mosaic work.
Silk. Split silk. Floss. Half twist. Deckers. China silk. Fine purse silk.
Cotton, of various kinds.
Gold twist. Silver thread. Chenille.
Beads. Thick and transparent gold. Bright and burnt steel. Silver plated, &c.
Perforated cards.
Canvas, called bolting, for bead work.
SCALE OF CANVASES.
| English Canvas. | ||
| Canvas No. | Cross stitch. | Tent stitch. |
| 16 | 4½ | 9 |
| 18 | 5 | 10 |
| 20 | 5½ | 11 |
| 22 | 6 | 12 |
| 24 | 6½ | 13 |
| 26 | 7 | 14 |
| 28 | 7½ | 15 |
| 30 | 8 | 16 |
| 32 | 9 | 18 |
| 34 | 9½ | 19 |
| 36 | 10 | 20 |
| 38 | 10¼ | 21 |
| 40 | 11 | 22 |
| 42 | 11½ | 23 |
| 45 | 12½ | 25 |
| 48 | 13 | 26 |
| 50 | 14 | 28 |
| 55 | 15 | 30 |
| 60 | 17 | 34 |
| Silk Canvas. | ||
| Canvas No. | Cross stitch. | Tent stitch. |
| 14 | 28 | |
| French Canvas. | ||
| Canvas No. | Cross stitch. | Tent stitch. |
| 10 | 6½ | 13 |
| 12 | 7½ | 15 |
| 14 | 8½ | 17 |
| 16 | 9½ | 19 |
| 18 | 10 | 20 |
| 19 | 11 | 22 |
| 20 | 12 | 24 |
| 22 | 13 | 26 |
| 24 | 14 | 28 |
| 26 | ||
| 30 | 15 | 30 |
| 40 | 16 | 32 |
MATERIALS FOR EMBROIDERY.
Silk, satin, velvet, and cloth.
MATERIALS FOR KNITTING, NETTING, AND CROCHET.
Silk.—This material is extensively used in the various productions of which we are about to treat. The kinds usually employed in Knitting, Netting, and Crochet, are purse silk, or twist; coarse and fine netting silk; second sized purse twist; plain silk; China silk; extra fine, and finest netting silk; second sized netting silk; coarse and fine chenille, and crochet silk. These are so well known that it would be a waste of time to describe them in detail. They are of a great variety of colors, and of different qualities; some sorts being much more durable, both in fabric and color, than others. No young lady should trust, at first, to her own judgment in making the selection: but a little attention will soon render her a proficient in the art of choosing the most profitable materials. The China silks of the French surpass all others, of that kind, with which we are acquainted, both as to the nature of tints, and the brilliancy of the various dyes and shades.
Wool.—This is of various colors and shades; German wool, single, and double; Hamburgh wool, fleecy, of three, four, five, six, seven, and eight threads; embroidery fleecy Shetland wool; English wool, coarse