391.—­E.C.

Material:  Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s Embroidery Cotton No. 20.

The initials “E.C.” are worked within a frame of overcast outlines and satin stitch dots.  Vine-leaves and grapes worked in point de pois and eyelet-holes are placed as ornaments around the frame.

[Illustration:  391.—­E.C.]

392.—­Gordon.

Material:  Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s Embroidery Cotton No. 16.

This pretty name being worked in raised satin stitch, is very suitable for gentlemen’s handkerchiefs.

[Illustration:  391.—­Gordon.]

393.—­Helene.

Material:  Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s Embroidery Cotton No. 16.

We give the French version of this pretty name, it being easily changed to English “Helen” by omitting the final e in working.  The name is worked in plain satin stitch, slightly raised at the thickest parts of the letters.

[Illustration:  393.—­Helene.]

394.—­H.D.G.

Material:  Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s Embroidery Cotton No. 18.

This elegant design is worked in fine overcast and satin stitch, and point de russe.

[Illustration:  394—­H.D.G.]

395—­Jessie.

Material:  Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s Embroidery Cotton No. 16.

This design is very simple to work, the letters being so clear and well defined.  The thick satin stitch is scalloped in parts.

[Illustration:  395.—­Jessie.]

396.—­J.C.

Material:  Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s Embroidery Cotton No. 12.

The letters “J.C.” are worked in raised satin and overcast stitch, the thickest part of each letter being worked in scallops.

[Illustration:  396.—­J.C.]

397.—­Lina.

Material:  Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s Embroidery Cotton No. 18.

This name is worked in raised veined satin stitch; the small stars are worked in point russe round eyelet-holes.

[Illustration:  397.  Lina.]

398.—­Lizzie.

Material:  Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s Embroidery Cotton No. 16.

This name is worked partly in satin stitch, partly in raised dots and fine overcast; the letters are in the Greek style, and have an excellent effect if well worked.

[Illustration:  398.—­Lizzie.]

399.—­L.G.A.

Materials:  Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s Embroidery Cotton No. 20, and
Linen Thread No. 16.

Lace stitches are introduced in the medallion which incloses these letters, the outlines being worked in overcast and point de pois, the pens and initials in raised satin stitch, as also the flowers.  The open portion is filled in with Mechlin wheels, which are thus worked:  A number of single threads cross each other in the space to be filled up; these are placed about a quarter of an inch from each other.