Girdle of silk at Sarum, 85 the, use and symbolism of, 53
Gold, cloth of, 3, 9 d’or nué, 34, 36 embroidery, 9-13 raised work, 12 stitches useful for, 10, 11 thread, different kinds of, 3-4
Herring-bone-stitch, 75 close, 76 Swiss, 76
Herse-cloth or pall, 66, 67, 71 colour of, 67
Laid-work, 15-19 compared with couching, 15, 19
Linen, altar, 79 coloured, 3 coloured embroidery on white, 80 corporal, 83 ‘cut,’ 82 drawn-thread, 79-82 embroidery, principal stitches, 73-77 fringe, to wash, 82 vestments, 85
Linen-work, materials for, 73 sampler, 72
Maniple, origin and symbolism of, 53 shape and size of, 53-55 the, 53
Materials for backgrounds, 3 for embroidery, 3-5 for linen-work, 73
Mitre, 51-52 of St. Thomas of Canterbury, 51
Outline, 21 principle of, 21 secondary, 23
Padding in gold-work, 12 in linen-work, 74
Principles, a few— of colour, 21 of decoration, 2 of embroidery as art, 1 of proportion, 47, 66
Saint Ignatius of Loyola, 54 Thomas of Canterbury’s amice, 88 apparel, 88 chasuble, 58 mitre, 51
Sampler for gold-work, 8 for linen-work, 72 for silk-work, 14
Shades of floss-silk, 2-15 in old work, 36
Silk and satin, 3 embroidery, 15 embroidery compared with linen, 74
Stitches—Back-stitch, 76 basket-stitch, 12 buttonhole, 74 canvas or cushion, 77 chain, 27 couching, 9, 10, 11, 15, 61 cross, 76 drawn-thread, 81 feather, 75 French knots, 27 herring-bone, 75 laid-stitch, 15-19 nué (d’or), 34, 36 open-worked cross-stitch, 77 satin, 16, 17, 18 linen, 74 short, 17, 34 slanting, 20 split-stitch, 18, 29, 30, 32, 36
Stole, origin and symbolism of the, 53 shape and design, 55 size of the, 53
Surplice, ancient, 89 diagram, 90 Dr. Rock’s pattern, 90 how to make, 89 modern, 89
Syon cope, arrangement of design, 32 background of, 37 colours of, 32 figure from the, 31 gold-work of, 36 method of work, 36
Veil, chalice (silk), 58, 63 (linen), 83 humeral, 84 offertory, 84
Vestments, Eucharistic, 53 colours of, 39, 53 symbolism of, 53 linen, 85-90 of Walter de Cantelupe, fragments of, 30 ‘white shining,’ 85
Worcester, bishop’s tomb at, 56 fragment of vestments, 30
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