y, 14, 166

SHADED silk, 246

SHADING, 34, 176, 188 _et seq._

SILK, 146, 243

" (tussah), 244

" (twisted), 95, 124, 125

" on silk, 150

SILKS, 244

SILVER, 135, 138, 166

SIMPLICITY, 180, 236, 238

" (a plea for), 225 _et seq._

SIXTEENTH century embroidery, 22, 120, 125, 142, 185, 199

SOLID chain-stitch, 43, 44

" crewel-stitch, 32, 34

SOUDANESE embroidery, 112

SPANGLES, 169, 248

SPANISH embroidery, 129, 142, 154, 166, 185

SPANISH-STITCH, 18, 22 (_See also Plait-stitch_)

SPLIT-STITCH, 38, 100, 105, 114, 179, 190, 196, 222

SPOT-STITCH, 30

STEM-STITCH, 32

STEMS, 95

STEPPED outline, 16, 24

STILETTO, 174

STITCH (definition of), 11

" adaptation, 103, 188, 253

" and effect, 36, 78

" and form, 44, 47, 100, 118, 176, 211, 253

" and stuff, 12, 13, 16, 18, 24, 88, 91

" groups, 9, 175 _et seq._

" names, 8, 9

" patterns, 87, 88

" and design, 10, 238

STITCHES, 7

STITCHING over stitching, 215

STRETCHING work, 251, 254

STRING, 159, 160, 162

STROKE-STITCH, 16

STUFFS, 242

SURFACE crewel-stitch, 86

" darning, 84

" satin-stitch, 98, 182

" stitches, 84

SYON COPE (the), 7, 130, 210

TAILORS' buttonhole, 56

TAMBOUR, 245

" frame, 44

" needle, 38, 245

" stitch, 38

" work, 44, 194

TAPESTRY, 1, 2, 4, 143, 220

TAPESTRY-STITCH, 53

TENDRILS, 130

TENT-STITCH, 14, 18

THIMBLE, 250

THREAD, 244

TRADITIONAL design, 238, 240

TRANSFERRING design, 251

TURKISH embroidery, 22

TUSSAH silk, 244

TWISTED silk, 95, 124, 125

UNDERLAY, 159, 160, 165

UNPICKING, 253

VANDYKE chain, 42

VARIETY of method, 148, 158

" of stitch, 180 _et seq._

VELVET, 150, 222

VENETIAN embroidery, 138

VOIDING, 96, 187

WEAVING, 2

WHITE on white, 162, 230

WOOL. (_See Crewel_)

WOOLLEN stuffs, 243

THE END.

BRADBURY, AGNEW, & CO. LD., PRINTERS, LONDON AND TONBRIDGE.

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