Thistle Design No. 609 E.
Materials—22 inch Size: Corticelli Filo Silk, 2 skeins each 684, 685, 686, 754, 781, 782, 783, 784; 1 skein each 672, 675, 726, 727, 729. Corticelli Persian Floss, 4 skeins 615; 3 skeins 672. Dealers can furnish stamped linen of this design in 22 inch size. See page 92.
Thistle Design No. 609 E.
Border.—Work the scallop in buttonhole stitch with Corticelli Persian Floss, 672 and 615. Work the outside scallop with Persian Floss, White, 615, and the small twining scallop with 672. See Colored Plate IV for method of working border.
Thistles.—Work the thistle with Corticelli Filo Silk, Purple, 672, 726, 727, 675, 729. Make each strand very fine and make each with as much of a feathery effect as possible. At the top of the thistle use 672, 726, and a little of 727. Make the upper part light; near the center use the darker shades, 675, 727, 729, but use 675 and 729 sparingly. Work the bulb of the thistle solid in Green, 781, 782, 783, 784. Near the top of the bulb work one or more rows, according to the size of the bulb, with Green, 782; the next two rows near the middle of the bulb, with 781, then gradually darker to the bottom near the stem. Another way to work the bulb is to work it solid with Green, 781, and cross-bar with Bronze Green, 852.
Leaves.—Work solid. Make one spray of leaves with Green, 781, 782, 783, 784. Use 781 for the points of the leaves and shade darker toward the center. Vein with 782, 783, 784. For another spray of leaves use 754, 684, 685, 686, working in the same manner as described above. Work the stems in stem stitch with 784, giving quite a slant to the stitches. (Not Difficult.)
Buttercup Design No. 611 A.
Rococo Border.