APRON IN BRODERIE EN LACET.
MATERIALS..—Three-quarters of a yard of wide black silk of satin, two
knots of Russia silk braid, of any color that may be approved, and a
dozen skeins of sewing silk to match.
The term broderie en lacet is applied to a new and very pretty style
of embroidery, in which the outlines are made with silk braid, and
filled in with point-lace stitches. The pattern must be enlarged, and
one-half drawn on a large sheet of paper: the outlines marked with a
needle, and the silk pounced from it, one side of the paper marking
one-half, and the reverse side the other.
For running on the braid, use the threads of the silk of which it is
composed, in preference to the ordinary sewing silk. Cut off a
piece of the braid three-quarters of a yard long before you begin, and
draw the threads out of it for the braiding. When joins occur, the
ends are to be drawn through the silk with a long needle, and fastened
off on the wrong side.
The sections of the flowers are filled with English or Venetian lace,
and for the leaves, Brussels lace, English bars, or point d'Alençon
may be used. The last named is worked between the two lines of braid,
to fill in the stems and scallops.
APRON IN BRODERIE EN LACET.
The bottom of the apron may either have a hem below the embroidery, or
be scalloped in button-hole stitch, and the edges cut out.
The colors which look best for this style of work are—cerise,
crimson, blue, orange, and for mourning, a soft gray. The fancy
stitches are to be done exactly like those for point lace, but they
need not be so close and fine, the silk filling in without much
work.
