191.—­Wicker Waste Paper Basket.

Materials:  Basket and stand; coloured Berlin wools; cloth fringe; and glazed calico.

[Illustration:  191.—­Waste Paper Basket.]

The basket may be of any size, but of the shape of the pattern.  It rests upon two brass hooks fastened upon a stand.  This stand can be made by any joiner, and should match the furniture of the room.  The trimming consists of an embroidered border, lined with glazed calico, and put on round the edge; the lower part of the border is trimmed with a woollen fringe.  The shades selected should correspond with the prevailing colour of the room.

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[Illustration:  192.—­Insertion.]

192.—­Insertion.

Materials:  Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s embroidery cotton No. 16.

The edge of this insertion is worked in raised button-hole stitch, and embroidered in sharply-pointed scallops; the dotted line is worked in raised satin stitch, as are also the flowers which compose the centre wreath; the eyelet holes are worked in overcast stitch.

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[Illustration:  193.—­Embroidered Linen Collar.]

193 and 194.—­Embroidered Linen Collars.

Materials:  Double linen; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s embroidery cotton No. 40.

These patterns are to be worked on linen taken double.  No. 194 is worked in button-hole, satin, and knotted stitch (see Nos. 81, 82, 76, and 73 of Embroidery Instructions), and point d’or with white cotton, and point Russe with black silk.  No. 193 is worked entirely with white cotton in button-hole, satin, knotted ladder, and overcast stitch. (See Nos. 82, 76, 73, 81, and 68 of Embroidery Instructions.)

[Illustration:  194.—­Embroidered Linen Collar.]

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[Illustration:  195—­What-not in the Shape of a Hammock.]

195 and 196.—­What-not.

Materials:  Fine canvas; 3 shades of violet floss silk; 4 shades of green floss silk; sea-green wool, or floss silk; 1 skein of yellow floss silk; green chenille; cord and tassels.

[Illustration:  196.—­Pattern for What-not (full size).]

This small what-not or jewel-stand is very elegant.  It is meant to place upon the toilet-table.  No. 195 shows the hammock when completed, No. 196 one-half of the embroidery pattern in full size; it is worked upon fine canvas.  The violets are in floss silk of three shades of violet, with a raised spot worked in yellow silk in the centre, the leaves are worked in Berlin wool of various shades of green, and the stems in overcast of a light green shade.  The pattern is grounded in tent stitch with sea-green silk.  The hammock is composed of two sides and an under-piece cut out in cardboard, covered with the embroidered canvas outside, lined and quilted with plain green silk inside.  It is edged round the top with green chenille.  The mounting is composed of bamboo-canes; the hammock is fastened on to it with green silk cord, finished off with tassels.