[Illustration:  134.—­Basket Embroidered in Chenille.]

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135.—­Pattern for Collars and Cuffs in Embroidery.

Materials:  Muslin, cambric or lawn; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s embroidery cotton perfectionne No. 40.

Work the outer circle in long even scallops (see page 90 of Embroidery Instructions) in raised button-hole stitch; the spray of flowers is embroidered in raised satin stitch, the leaves in the same, and the rosebud calyx in tiny eyelet-holes.  The centres of the roses are embroidered in open-work.

[Illustration:  135.—­Embroidery Pattern for Collars, Cuffs, &c.]

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136.—­Cravat End in Embroidery.

Materials:  Muslin, Brussels net; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s embroidery cotton No. 30.

Tack the traced muslin over the net and work the scallop of the inner edge; next the design in the centre must be worked in raised satin stitch (see No. 77 in Embroidery Instructions).  The raised dots are also worked in satin stitch (see page 90 of Embroidery Instructions).  Lastly, work the outer edging of round scallops and the lines of raised dots, and with a pair of embroidery scissors carefully cut away the muslin from the outer edge and from the leaves of the centre pattern.

[Illustration:  136.—­Cravat End in Embroidery.]

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137.—­Embroidery Pattern for Collars, Cuffs, &c.

Materials:  Linen; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s cotton perfectionne No. 40.

This pretty star should be worked in fine overcast stitch (see No. 68 in Embroidery Instructions).  The centre is worked in raised satin stitch leaves round a circle of button-hole stitch, in the middle of which a wheel is worked thus:—­Slip the cotton under the thick edge and fasten it, then cross it over and back so as to make 8 bars, then twist the cotton twice round 1 bar; this will bring it to the centre; work over and under each of the bars until a thick dot is formed; fasten the cotton beneath this, and twist it twice round the bar opposite to the first one you worked, and finish off.

[Illustration:  137.—­Embroidery Pattern for Collars, Cuffs, &c.]

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138.—­Embroidery Covering for a Quilted Counterpane.

Materials:  Cashmere, cambric muslin, or linen; Messrs. Walter Evans and
Co.’s embroidery cotton No. 4.

[Illustration:  138.—­Embroidery Covering for a Quilted Counterpart.]

This is an embroidery-pattern for a woollen or silk quilted counterpane.  Such counterpanes generally have a lining which is turned back on the right side, and buttoned down at the point of each scallop.  The pattern is a quilted counterpane of scarlet cashmere; the lining is of fine linen.  Before embroidering it, make the points for the corners.  The embroidery is worked in button-hole stitch, overcast, satin, and ladder stitch.  It can also be worked on fine cambric or muslin, and then the embroidered pattern sewn on the piece of linen which forms the cover on the wrong side.  Make the button-holes as seen on illustration, and sew on mother-of-pearl or china buttons.