otherwise the stress upon it will be apt to
warp it, and drag the canvas. If this occurs to any extent, the injury
can never be repaired.

1908. To Frame Canvas.

After herringboning the raw edges of the canvas, sew them, _by_ the
thread, to the webbing of the frame,--that is, to the top and bottom.
Then stretch the ends till the canvas is extended to its utmost
length, put in the pegs, and brace the sides with fine twine. If the
canvas is too long for the frame, and any part has to be rolled over
the end, let the wood be first covered with a few thicknesses of
silver paper.

1909. Design on Cloth.

Sometimes, to save the trouble of grounding, a design is worked on
cloth, over which canvas is laid. Whenever this is the case, the cloth
must be carefully damped, to remove the gloss, before it is put into
the frame. Then, as cloth will always stretch much more than canvas,
it must be cut a little smaller both ways. The raw edges of the cloth
should be turned in, and tacked to the canvas before they are framed.
Some people withdraw the threads of canvas after the work is done; but
it has a much richer effect if the threads of canvas are cut close to
the outer stitches; and if there are any small spaces in the pattern,
where the ground should be seen, they may be worked in wool of the
colour of the ground.

1910. Stretching Work.

Should a piece of work be a little drawn when taken out of the frame,
damp the back well with a clean sponge, and stretch it again in the
frame in the opposite direction. Whenever Berlin-work is done on any
solid thick material, as cloth, velvet, &c., a needle should be used
with an eye sufficiently large to form a passage for this wool. This
prevents the latter from being crushed and impoverished as it passes
through.

1911. Stitches in Canvas Work.

There are five kinds of stitch used in canvas work--_Cross Stitch,
Tent Stitch, Tapestry Stitch, German Stitch, and Irish Stitch_.

1912. Cross Stitch.

Cross stitch is generally known. The needle is brought up in one pole
of the canvas and down on another, two threads higher and more to the
right. The slanting thread is then crossed in the opposite direction.
A cross-stitch covers two threads in each direction.

1913. Tent Stitch.

Tent stitch occupies one-fourth the space of cross-stitch. It is taken
from one hole to the next above, and on the right han