02993cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000360012624500240016226400510018630000470023733600260028433700260031033800360033650000310037250802100040352018350061353400700244865300150251885600720253385600430260599900190264876893UtSlPG20260610134759.0mcr n260607r20251880utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a08023952  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aTT1 aChurch, Ella Rodman,d1831-191210aArtistic embroidery 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-09-17  aCharlene Taylor, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"Artistic embroidery : containing practical instructions in the ornamental…." by Ella Rodman Church is a practical needlework manual written in the late 19th century. It teaches artistic embroidery rather than mere fancy work, covering materials, stitches, design, and color, and offering projects for household decoration and dress. Expect clear guidance on crewel and silk work, gold-thread embellishment, appliqué, and tasteful, durable finishes.  The opening of this manual distinguishes artistic embroidery from pattern-filling “fancy work,” urging the worker to design, choose materials, and stitch as one, to favor simplified forms suited to the needle, and to prize durability. It then treats worsted embroidery—especially crewel—giving the crewel stitch, shading and leaf direction, suitable motifs and grounds, and many project ideas (friezes, dados, portières, screens, table covers, wraps). A concise color primer explains harmonious pairings, key-note schemes, and how ground and light affect tints. The section on silk embroidery introduces frames and hand positions, the principal long stitch, and allied stitches (satin, French knots, stalk, point-russe, herring-bone, chain, ladder), with patterns and notes on Chinese and Japanese styles. Next come designing and transferring methods (tracing, pouncing, chalk), followed by example pieces in silk—from peacock-feather and banner screens to dress panels, fans, furniture covers, and a child’s afghan. The opening also outlines print-work (engraving-like monochrome), mixing silk with gold (passing, cord, braid, bullion, spangles, gold thread, with heraldic cautions), embroidered bookbindings and small leather goods, and begins appliqué with its methods and patterns for borders and lambrequins. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York: Adams & Bishop, Publishers, 1880  aEmbroidery4 uhttps://archive.org/details/artisticembroide00chur/page/n5/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76893  c117618d117618