4 shades of green and 4 shades
of red or magenta for the flowers, gold twist.

[Illustration: 161.--Fuchsia Spray.]

This branch is embroidered with purse silk of the natural colours of the
flowers and leaves, or in different shades of one colour, on silk
canvas. Fuchsia blossoms are here designed, and should be worked in
raised embroidery; the stamens to be worked in gold twist.

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162.--_Acacia Spray in Raised Satin Stitch Embroidery_.

Materials: Four shades of green purse silk for the leaves; 1 skein of
brown silk; 3 shades of white or gold silk for the flowers.

[Illustration: 162.--Acacia Spray.]

This spray of acacia is worked in raised satin stitch embroidery; the
flowers should be carefully shaded, and the veinings should be worked
before the leaves are embroidered. The flowers may be worked gold
colour, or imitate the white acacia blossom.

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[Illustration: 163.--Tobacco Pouch.]

[Illustration: 164.--Tobacco Pouch.]

163 _and_ 164.--_Tobacco Pouch_.

Materials: Fine crimson cloth; bits of coloured and white cloth for the
pattern; purse silk of various colours; white kid; brass rings; gimp
cord; and silk tassels.

This pouch is cut in four pieces, two of which are given in full size;
the two others must be worked after the same patterns. These patterns
represent the attributes of a lover of tobacco; they are cut out of
cloth and worked in applique over crimson cloth.

In No. 163 the outer chain stitch border is green. The knot from which
the different articles are suspended is black, the cigar-case yellow in
cloth applique, the cigars brown in satin stitch. The case is crossed by
two rows of chain stitch in blue silk, and edged all round with
button-hole stitch, also blue. The two pipes are of white cloth, edged
round with yellow silk; the shade is imitated by long stitches of grey
silk. The upper part of the pouch is of blue cloth, with a white silk
edging and yellow dots; the under part of brown cloth with a black
edging and a pattern worked in chain stitch with white; the three
tassels are embroidered with black and yellow silk.

In No. 164 the outer border is yellow, the knots black, the small
pattern at the top is of blue cloth edged with yellow; the pipes of
white cloth edged with blue and shaded with grey. The bundle of cigars
is of brown cloth, shaded with black silk stitches, and fastened on with
double r