Japanese Design No. 51.
Colored Plate VIII.
By Emma Haywood.
Materials—22 inch Size: Corticelli Filo Silk, 4 skeins, 779.5; 2 skeins each 655.7, 525.7, 525.8, 525.9, 655.8, 655.9, 656, 780; 1 skein 115. Corticelli Persian Floss, 8 skeins 780.
Materials—9 inch Size: Corticelli Filo Silk, 1 skein each of above shades. Corticelli Persian Floss, 2 skeins 780. Dealers can furnish stamped linen of this design in 9, 12, 18, and 22 inch sizes. See page 92.
It has been aptly said of Japanese designers that they know how to occupy a space without filling it, thus producing very beautiful effects with little labor. This remark applies well to this design, since it can be quickly worked, and it will prove very charming and effective for either a centerpiece or doily.
Japanese Design No. 51.
Border.—Work in indented (long and short on the inside) buttonhole stitch in two shades of pale soft green. For the outside edge use Corticelli Persian Floss, 780; into this blend Filo Silk, 779.5, still keeping the indented effect in the shading.