d put on
round the edge; the lower part of the border is trimmed with a woollen
fringe. The shades selected should correspond with the prevailing
colour of the room.

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[Illustration: 192.--Insertion.]

192.--_Insertion_.

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

The edge of this insertion is worked in raised button-hole stitch, and
embroidered in sharply-pointed scallops; the dotted line is worked in
raised satin stitch, as are also the flowers which compose the centre
wreath; the eyelet holes are worked in overcast stitch.

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[Illustration: 193.--Embroidered Linen Collar.]

193 _and_ 194.--_Embroidered Linen Collars_.

Materials: Double linen; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s embroidery
cotton No. 40.

These patterns are to be worked on linen taken double. No. 194 is
worked in button-hole, satin, and knotted stitch (see Nos. 81, 82, 76,
and 73 of _Embroidery Instructions_), and point d'or with white cotton,
and point Russe with black silk. No. 193 is worked entirely with white
cotton in button-hole, satin, knotted ladder, and overcast stitch. (See
Nos. 82, 76, 73, 81, and 68 of _Embroidery Instructions_.)

[Illustration: 194.--Embroidered Linen Collar.]

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[Illustration: 195--What-not in the Shape of a Hammock.]

195 _and_ 196.--_What-not_.

Materials: Fine canvas; 3 shades of violet floss silk; 4 shades of green
floss silk; sea-green wool, or floss silk; 1 skein of yellow floss silk;
green chenille; cord and tassels.

[Illustration: 196.--Pattern for What-not (full size).]

This small what-not or jewel-stand is very elegant. It is meant to place
upon the toilet-table. No. 195 shows the hammock when completed, No. 196
one-half of the embroidery pattern in full size; it is worked upon fine
canvas. The violets are in floss silk of three shades of violet, with
a raised spot worked in yellow silk in the centre, the leaves are worked
in Berlin wool of various shades of green, and the stems in overcast of
a light green shade. The pattern is grounded in tent stitch with
sea-green silk. The hammock is composed of two sides and an under-piece
cut out in cardboard, covered with the embroidered canvas outside, lined
and quilted with plain green silk inside. It is edged round the top with
green chenille. The mounting is composed of bamboo-canes; the hammock is
fast