[Illustration:  180.—­Embroidery Star.]

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[Illustration:  181.—­Embroidery Star.]

No. 181 is worked in raised satin stitch; the interior of the star is filled with lace wheels.

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182 and 183.—­Key Bag.

Materials:  Grey kid; grey silk; steel-coloured glace silk; purse silk of 5 shades of blue-green, 4 shades of brown, and silver-grey, scarlet, and white; grey silk cord; grey glace silk ribbon.

This bag is made of grey kid, and lined with grey silk.  The embroidery imitates on one side a key formed of poppies, leaves, and stems, in the upper part of which sits an owl, “the

[Illustration:  182.—­Key Bag.]

[Illustration:  183.—­Key Bag.]

bird of night.”  The poppies are worked with blue-green purse silk in 5 shades; the plumage of the owl is worked with brown silk of 4 shades in satin stitch, the colours blending one into the other, as can be clearly seen in illustration No. 182.  The eyes of the owl are embroidered in scarlet and white silk.  Illustration No. 183 shows the other side of the bag, which is ornamented with steel-coloured silk applique figures, in the form of a Gothic lock.  They are edged with fine grey silk cord.  The screws of the lock are imitated in satin stitch embroidery with silver-grey silk.  After having lined each part, join the two halves of the bag with a border of grey glace silk ribbon, which must, of course, continue round the revers.  The bag is fastened by means of a loop and steel button.

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184 and 185—–­ Embroidery Patterns for Trimming Cravats, Bodices, Morning Caps, &c.

[Illustration:  184—­Embroidery Pattern for Cravats, &c.]

Materials:  Muslin or cambric; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s No. 24 for lingerie, No. 12 for couvrettes.

These patterns, worked on muslin or cambric, are suitable for trimming various articles of lingerie; joined on to other squares they make pretty covers.  They can also be embroidered with coloured silk, wool, or thread, on cloth, rep, or cashmere, for trimming couvrettes and toilet pincushions.  The patterns should be embroidered in satin stitch and edged with chain stitch; they can also be worked in button-hole stitch.  When the pattern is worked on woollen material this material must be cut away inside the leaves and spots.

[Illustration:  185.—­Embroidery Pattern for Cravats, &c.]

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186 and 187.—­Pen-Wiper in Cloth Applique.

Materials:  4 circles of black cloth; 1 large white, 4 small white, and 4 red circles of cloth; 4 white and 4 red stars of cloth; small black beads; gold and black purse silk; small ivory handle or figure.