| CHAPTER I. | | Page 1. | | Of Implements and Materials used in Modern Embroidery. | | PAGE | | Needles | 1 | | Scissors | 1 | | Prickers, &c. | 2 | | Crewels | 3 | | Tapestry Wool | 4 | | Arrasene | 4 | | Embroidery or Bobbin Silk | 5 | | Rope Silk | 5 | | Fine Silk | 6 | | Purse Silk | 6 | | Raw or Spun Silk | 6 | | Vegetable Silk | 6 | | Filoselle | 7 | | Tussore | 7 | | Gold | 8 | | Japanese Gold Thread | 8 | | Chinese Gold | 8 | | Gold and Silver Passing | 8 | | Bullion or Purl | 8 | | Spangles | 9 | | Plate | 9 | | Recipes for Preserving Gold | 10 | | | CHAPTER II. | | Page 11. | | Textile Fabrics used as Grounds for Embroidery. | | Linens | 11 | | Flax | 11 | | Twill | 11 | | Kirriemuir Twill | 11 | | Sailcloth | 12 | | Oatcake Linen | 12 | | Oatmeal Linen | 12 | | Smock Linen | 12 | | Bolton, or Workhouse Sheeting | 12 | | Satins and Silks | 14 | | Silk Sheeting | 14 | | Tussore and Corah Silks | 15 | | Plain Tapestries | 15 | | Brocatine | 15 | | Cotton and Woollen | 16 | | Velveteen | 16 | | Utrecht Velvet | 16 | | Velvet Cloth | 16 | | Felt | 16 | | Diagonal Cloth | 16 | | Serge | 17 | | Soft, or Super Serge | 17 | | Cricketing Flannel | 17 | Decoration HANDBOOK OF EMBROIDERY.
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