ite and Rouge-Cardinal 305.[A]]

MONOGRAM COMPOSED OF LETTERS R AND C (fig. 208).--These are worked in
black and grey, for mourning; the way C is divided, admits of a variety
in the stitch; for instance, the back-stitches, in the illustration, may
be replaced by very small eyelet holes.

[Illustration: FIG. 208. MONOGRAM COMPOSED OF LETTERS R AND C DRAWN FROM
THE ALPHABETS OF MONOGRAMS. MATERIALS: Fil a dentelle D.M.C No. 150.
COLOURS: Gris-Cendre 318 and Noir grand Teint 310.]

MONOGRAM COMPOSED OF LETTERS G AND E (fig. 209).--The flat satin
stitching and back-stitching in E, and the stem-stitched edges of G are
worked in white Coton a broder D.M.C; the inside of G in ivory white
Coton surfin D.M.C.

[Illustration: FIG. 209. MONOGRAM COMPOSED OF LETTERS G AND E DRAWN FROM
THE ALPHABETS OF MONOGRAMS. MATERIALS: Coton a broder D.M.C No. 120
white and Coton surfin D.M.C No. 120, unbleached.]

BORDER IN GOBELIN STITCH (fig. 210).--Gobelin embroidery is merely
raised satin stitch, worked directly upon the pattern, without any
foundation, or padding. The effectiveness of this kind of embroidery,
which appears so complicated and is really so easy, and the many ways in
which it can be utilised, soon brought it into favour. It can be worked
on the article itself, or on stripes, laid on afterwards, with a
hem-stitch bordering. The original of fig. 210 was in blue and red;
Bleu Indigo 312 for the grounding, Rouge-Turc 321, for the setting in
stem-stitch. The herring-boning along the edges of the pattern, top and
bottom, is also in red.

[Illustration: FIG. 210. BORDER IN GOBELIN STITCH. MATERIALS: Coton a
broder D.M.C No. 35 in two different colours such as: Bleu-Indigo 312
and Rouge-Cardinal 304, Rouge-Grenat 358 and 309 or, Gris-Tilleul 393
and Rouge-Cardinal 305.[A]]

Should a different selection of colours be made, it is important to
remember that in all cases a sharp contrast is desirable.

ALPHABET AND NUMERALS, LEFT BLANK, AND OUTLINED BY THE GROUNDING,
WORKED IN GOBELIN STITCH (figs. 211 to 215).

[Illustration: FIG. 211. ALPHABET LEFT BLANK AND OUTLINED BY THE
GROUNDING. Letters A to N.]

[Illustration: FIG. 212. ALPHABET LEFT BLANK AND OUTLINED BY THE
GROUNDING. Letters O to Z.]

[Illustration: FIG. 213. LETTER O, FROM THE ALPHABET GIVEN IN FIGS. 211
AND 212.]

[Illustration: FIG. 214. NUMERALS LEFT BLANK AND OUTLINED BY THE
GROUNDING.]

The border worked in Gobelin stitch, illustrated in fig. 210, sugg