Fig. 302 gives the position of the needle and the manner of taking the stitch. Remember to make all the stitches of an exact length and the same distance apart, first one on this side and then one on that, keeping them in a straight, even line.
Fig 302.—Feather Stitch.
CHAIN STITCH
sometimes takes the place of braiding; it is the same stitch as that used in the old-fashioned tambouring (Fig. 303); many Persian embroideries are made in silk with the chain-stitch.
Fig. 303.—Chain Stitch.
A NEW IDEA IN OUTLINE STITCH.
The stitch (Fig. 304) is used for outline embroidery, and when made with fine black sewing-silk resembles pen-and-ink work. We have seen figures outlined on linen with the drapery worked in colors, while the face, hands, and feet were simply in black and white; being finely outlined, the effect was novel and artistic, for in this way the features were made as true as if drawn on paper with a pencil.
For filling in the solid colors take the common running stitch, but make the stitches long on the right side of the embroidery and very short on the wrong side, so as to give the appearance of the colored fabric copied.