Before drawing the cotton out of the
material hold it tight with the left-hand thumb; leave the needle in the
same position, wind the cotton twice round it, turn the needle from left
to right, so (follow the direction of the arrow) that its point arrives
where the cotton was drawn out (marked by a cross in illustration),
insert the needle there, and draw it out at the place of the next
stitch.
ILLUSTRATIONS 76 & 77.--Raised satin stitch is principally used for
blossoms, flowers, leaves, letters, &c. After having traced the outlines
of the pattern, fill the space left between them with chain stitches in
a direction different from that in which the pattern is to be
embroidered; begin at the point of the leaf, working from right to left,
make short straight stitches, always
[Illustration: 76.--Raised Satin Stitch.]
inserting the needle close above the outline and drawing it out below.
The leaves on the flowers, as well as on the branches, must be begun
from the point, because they thus acquire a better shape. If you wish to
work a leaf divided in the middle, as seen in illustration 77, you must
trace the veining before you fill it with chain stitches, then begin at
one point of the leaf and work first one half and then the other.
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