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Free Embroidery Patterns

Free Embroidery Patterns: The art of embroidering with cotton on linen, muslin, cambric, piqué, &c.c., is very easy to learn by strictly attending to the following instructions.

The size of the thread and needle must correspond to that of the material on which you embroider; the needle must not be too long, and the cotton must be soft. Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s cotton is the best.

Skilful embroiderers never work over anything, because when you tack the material on paper or cloth each stitch shows, and if the material is very fine, leaves small holes; but for those that are learning we should advise them to tack the material to be embroidered upon a piece of toile cirée.

If you work without this, place the material straight over the forefinger of the left hand; the material must never be held slantways for this free embroidery patterns project.

The three other fingers of the left hand hold the work; the thumb remains free to give the right position to each stitch. The work must always, if possible, lie so that the outline of the pattern is turned towards the person who works. For the sake of greater clearness one part of the following illustrations is given in larger size than nature. Preparing the patterns is one of the most important things, for the shape is often spoiled merely because they have not been prepared with sufficient care.

 

Try these free embroidery patterns!!!

Chinese gold free embroidery patterns

Bouquet in straight and encroaching flat stitch

Travelling Bag

Border in Oriental

Border for a Reading-Desk

Butterfly for Handkerchief Corner

 


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