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GARDEN WORK-BASKET. 
This square basket of white wicker-work, provided 
with two handles, a cover, and a loop for closing the 
latter, is seven inches high, eleven and a half inches 
long, and seven inches wide. Unbleached percale in 
two shades is used for the trimming. The outer 
decoration consists of two flounces, respectively two 
and one-fifth and four and one-fifth inches deep, scal¬ 
loped at the bottom and edged with white tatting. 
The flounces would look equally pretty embroidered 
with button-hole stitch in black or white. The cover, 
which is provided in the centre with a pin-cushion 
four and four-fifths inches long and two inches wide, 
is decorated with ruchings two inches wide, 
of two shades of percale, scalloped on each 
side. The two handles are affixed beneath a 
bow of percale. Line the inside of the bas¬ 
ket smoothly with percale, and fasten at 
each corner a long strip of muslin finished 
with a gimp at the top, thus providing the 
basket with four pockets. Affix to the cover, 
which is one inch thick, a piece of card-board 
of the same size, covered with percale, and 
provided with straps of muslin, and cord 
(as plainly shown in the engraving) for the 
reception of scissors, fan, thimble, cotton, etc. 
Although the Work is executed of double zephyr, 
the canvas taken must not be any coarser than repre¬ 
sented in the engraving ; it is even better to take it a 
little finer. The closer the threads of worsted adjoin 
each other, the more beautiful and durable is the em- 
Garden Work-Basket. 
FOOT-STOOL OF PLUSH EMBROIDERY, 
WITH WOODEN FRAME. 
Materials, a piece of canvas seventeen inches square, 
double zephyr in four shades of cherry cqlor, card- 
broidery. Each stripe is worked over six squares of 
the canvas. Begin in the centre of the stripe and 
work a row of twelve cross-stitches, each stitch pass¬ 
ing over two squares of canvas ; a thread of worsted 
is inserted beneath the cross-stitches. The manner in 
which this is done is clearly shown in the engraving 
at the letter a. A strip of card-board, cut as wide as 
board, twisted fringe, etc. This sort of embroidery is f our squares of canvas, is placed over the row of cross- 
very practical, as neither brushing nor pressure will' stitches, and over this another row of cross-stitches is 
hurt its appearance. According to the following di- worked as shown at the letter b. This is succeeded 
rections and the clear illustration, it is very easily by still another row, worked over the full width of the 
comprehended. The frame consists of four boards, s tvipe, as indicated at the letter c. Letter cl represents 
each four inches high and about fourteen inches long. a comp leted stripe, and the manner in which it is cut 
open, the scissors passing beneath the stitches, 
close to the cardboard, which is then removed. 
The three remaining stripes of the square are 
worked in the same manner, each of one shade. 
The engraving clearly represents the arrangement 
of the various squares. However, the stripes 
must not be cut open until the whole embroidery 
is completed, as otherwise the open threads would 
be very much in the way, as also liable to be 
mussed by the constant turning of the work, 
which is unavoidable while in process of con¬ 
struction. 
When cut open, hold the work over hot, steam¬ 
ing water, which will cause the open threads of 
worsted to join evenly, and give the whole a 
beautiful finished appearance. The frame, con¬ 
sisting of four boards, is crossed over on one side 
by wide belting, then covered by white muslin. A 
cushion is affixed at the top, over which the em¬ 
broidery is stretched. The stool is finished off 
all around by a heavy twisted fringe about four 
inches deep. Tassels may be added at the cor¬ 
ners. A loop of cord affixed on the sides is ex¬ 
tremely convenient for pulling the stool about. 
cord, round black beads in two sizes, steel, glass, 
milk-white and chalk-white beads, etc. This screen 
is a very practical defence against the sunlight as well 
as the lamp-light. The stand, very simply constructed 
of brass, may be ordered of any tinker. It is twenty 
and four-fifths inches high, and thirteen and 
three-fifths inches Mode. The height of the 
frame is fifteen and one-fifth inches. The 
embroidery within the frame, worked of 
crape and beads on a ground of pale-green 
silk, has a beautiful effect against the light. 
It is best to work it in a frame. Stretch the 
silk in a frame, after having drawn the out¬ 
lines of the design and lined the silk with 
thin white g.auze. The leaves are filled in 
with chain stitches of white cotton, and then 
worked of the various colored white beads. 
Veins, tendrils, and stems are made of steel 
beads, and the black beads, which are ar¬ 
ranged like bunches of grapes, have each 
two steel beads attached as calyxes. The 
petals of the flowers are of crape, and very 
easy to make. Each consists of a square 
piece of crape, folded over into a triangle 
and gathered in at the open sides. 
For the large rose three sizes of petals are 
requisite ; the largest two inches square.; the 
next, one and three-fifths inches square, and the small¬ 
est, one and one-fifth inches square. The smaller 
roses have but two rows of petals, and for these the 
largest size is left out. For the blossoms, only the 
smallest size of petals is used. Standing loops of 
steel beads, and several large black beads, constitute 
the centres of the larger flowers; for the small roses, 
a large black bead, surrounded by a ring of steel 
beads, suffices. The arabesque border is worked 
Embroidered Foot-Stool. 
Of course it may be made larger or smaller, but then 
the embroidery must be arranged to correspond. The 
engraving represents a part of the embroidery full 
size; the letters a, b, c, d, indicate the gradual man¬ 
ner in which each stripe is worked; four of these 
stripes, each worked of one shade, constitute a square. 
Our model consists of twenty-five such squares. Vari¬ 
ous colors may be taken instead of different shades of 
one color; it is best to choose them to harmonize 
with the furniture of the room. 
LIGHT SCREEN—EMBROIDERY OF 
BEADS AND CRAPE. 
Materials, a piece of green silk sixteen inches long 
and fourteen two-fifths inches wide, pieces of black 
crape, black silk soutache, very fine black woolen 
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