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THE CRAFTSMAN
which objects, already placed, may not
break the lines of ornament.
  Reproduction fails where color occupies
the important place, as is necessarily the
case in needlework. It is regretted that
even design values suffer material change in
the examples shown. In reviewing the
work, however, we feel that the care with
which over-decoration has been eliminated,
distinguishes it as possessed of high artistic
qualities.
  A quiet reserve in design, combined with
execution which duly recognizes the limita-
tions of textiles, is perhaps the most marked
characteristic of what this organized effort
has already accomplished.
TENCILED FABRICS IN                COM-
       BINATION WITH PEASANT
       EMBROIDERY.
elementary knowledge of design and of the
laws of color. Having such knowledge, she
would do well to follow the process which
is here subjoined in detail:
  The design having been made of the size
of the work to be executed, the portions
intended for appliquk are cut according to
the models contained in the cartoons. These
shapes are "caught down" smoothly upon
the background, and are outlined in a long
running stitch, with a worsted cord, about
three-sixteenths of an inch in diameter. For
the applied portions of the design the
Craftsmen linens are effectively used upon
a background of heavy canvas.
  The design having been chosen, the color
scheme must be fixed. This may be based
upon either contrasts or harmonies: the
former basis demanding great discretion
and a fine sense of proportion on the part
  THE needlework which passes
under the name of peasant em-
broidery  consists of appliqut
used to introduce changes of
color, and combined with stencil-
work in patterns conventional-
ized from natural forms.
  The Craftsman fabrics upon
which this method is successfully
employed, have variations in
tone and color suggesting the
backgrounds of the finer Orien-
tal rugs. The method is simple
and the results most effective,
especially when compared with
the small outlay of time, skill
and money necessary to accom-
plish them.
  To produce this embroidery
the needlewoman must possess an Portion of
a frieze. Fabric: gray blue canvas; stenciled design in
       lighter blues and pale gold
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