Encyclopedia of Needlework

by Thérèse de Dillmont

Fig. 202. Alphabets for monograms. Outside letters R to Y.

Fig. 203. Alphabets for monograms. Inside letters A to L.

Fig. 204. Alphabets for monograms. Inside letters M to X.

Fig. 205. Alphabets for monograms. Last inside and outside letters.

Monogram composed of letters A and D (fig. [206]).—Here, letter A is worked in flat satin stitch, in Bleu-Indigo 312, and set in stem stitch, worked in Rouge-Turc 321. D as a contrast to A, is embroidered in transverse bars, the left part in pale blue and white, the right in pale blue and dark blue. The little ornaments may be worked according to fancy, either in white, or in one of the given colours.

Fig. 206. Monogram composed of letters A and D drawn from the alphabets of monograms.
Materials: Coton à broder D.M.C Nos. 100 to 150.
Colours: Bleu-Indigo 334, Rouge-Turc 321 and white.[A]