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The pattern can also be worked entirely in
silk with satin stitch. The size of the border may, of course, be
increased if desired, but the third pattern in the darkest shade must,
in any case, form the centre of it.
[Illustration: 204.--Embroidery Border for a Reading Desk.]
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[Illustration: 205.--Lappet or Sash End in Venetian Embroidery.]
205.--_Lappet or Sash End in Venetian Embroidery._
Materials: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s embroidery cotton No. 6 and
No. 12; net and muslin.
The pattern must first be traced on muslin, which is then tacked over
net. The outlines are worked in button-hole stitch, and the veinings are
sewn over, using the coarse cotton for tracing; the muslin is then cut
away all round the pattern.
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206.--_Venetian Border._
Materials: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s embroidery cotton No. 12 and
No. 16; net and muslin.
[Illustration: 206.--Venetian Border.]
This design is elegant and effective, without there being a great deal
of work in it.


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