[Illustration: 154.--Sandwich Case.]

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155.--_Insertion_.

Materials: Muslin; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s embroidery cotton No.
16.

This insertion is worked in raised satin stitch between two rows of
hem-stitching; a small eyelet-hole is worked in the centre of each
flower.

[Illustration: 155.--Insertion.]

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156.--_Cravat End in Raised Embroidery_.

Materials: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s. embroidery cotton Nos. 50 and
16.

This pattern is a muslin cravat 32 inches long. The greater part of the
embroidered ends is worked in satin stitch; the leaves in the bouquet of
the centre are worked in raised embroidery. (See Nos. 113 and 116,
_Embroidery Instructions_.)

The dotted lines are raised by taking four threads of the muslin on the
needle, draw it half out, wind the cotton twice round the point, holding
it tightly under the thumb, draw the needle out and insert it at the
place where the stitch was begun, and draw it out where the next stitch
is to be worked.

[Illustration: 156.--Cravat End in Raised Embroidery.]

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157.--_Lady's Purse_.

Materials: Russia leather; blue silk; black purse silk; blue silk
soutache; fine gold braid; and gold thread.

[Illustration: 157.--Lady's Purse.]

This purse is embroidered upon Russia leather; an oval-shaped medallion
is cut out in the centre; a piece of blue silk is gummed on under the
leather so as to show within the oval; both leather and silk are then
lined with calico and stretched upon a small embroidery frame. The front
and back of the purse are made all of one piece, the centre of which is
the bottom; after the embroidery is completed a piece of leather is
added on each side to give the necessary fullness. Four flowrets are
worked over the blue silk, with black purse silk, in raised satin
stitch, with a dot in gold thread for the centre. The stems are black
and the leaflets gold. The inner border round the oval medallion is
worked in gold braid, and the outer one in blue soutache. The network
upon the leather is formed of threads of black purse silk, fastened at
every crossing with a stitch of gold thread; the outer border round this
network is formed entirely of gold braid. On the opposite side of the
purse initials may be worked in black and gold, over the blue silk oval
medallion.

The purse is lined with brown watered s