CHAPTER XIV

PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS

Transferring Patterns--Paste for Embroidery Purposes--Protection and Preservation of Work--Washing Embroidery--Prevention and Cure of Puckered Work--Points about the Thread--Dressing the Frame 292

## PART II

TAPESTRY WEAVING

## CHAPTER XV INTRODUCTION 307

## CHAPTER XVI NECESSARY APPLIANCES AND MATERIALS

The Loom--Mirror--Bobbins and Needles--The Comb--Embroidery Frame treated as a Loom--Warp--Wools--Silk--Gold and Silver Thread 315

## CHAPTER XVII PREPARATIONS FOR WORK

Warping the Loom--Dressing the Coat-Stave--Tracing the Pattern upon the Threads 328

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