(Canvas 7 in. by 1-1/2 in.)
Outline
stitch
1. Begin at the left hand end of a piece of canvas. Put needle in from under side. Pull thread through.
2. Two threads over, put needle in downward and up through the hole next to the left, holding work over forefinger of left hand. Pull through.
3. Work from you, and always drop the thread on the same side of the needle.
“Now, try it on muslin. You’ll need an embroidery needle, because the large eye makes way for the heavy cotton.”
Three Little Kittens
“Oh, I have one here in my basket, and some quite-a-bit finer working cotton, in pink,—isn’t it pretty?”