. ▁ ▁"... Do ▁not ▁be ▁afraid ▁of ▁large ▁patterns ; ▁if ▁properly ▁designed ▁they ▁are ▁more ▁rest ful ▁to ▁the ▁eye ▁than ▁small ▁ones ... V ery ▁small ▁rooms , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁very ▁large ▁ones , ▁look ▁best ▁orn ament ed ▁with ▁large ▁patterns ." ▁ ▁"... As ▁final ▁maxim s , ▁never ▁forget ▁the ▁material ▁you ▁are ▁working ▁with , ▁and ▁try ▁always ▁to ▁use ▁it ▁for ▁doing ▁what ▁it ▁can ▁do ▁best : ▁if ▁you ▁feel ▁yourself ▁ham per ed ▁by ▁the ▁material ▁in ▁which ▁you ▁are ▁working , ▁instead ▁of ▁being ▁helped ▁by ▁it , ▁you ▁have ▁so ▁far ▁not ▁learned ▁your ▁business , ▁any ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁would - be ▁poet ▁has , ▁who ▁compla ins ▁of ▁the ▁hard ship ▁of ▁writing ▁in ▁measure ▁and ▁rh yme ." ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁group ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁ess ays , ▁he ▁expressed ▁his ▁views ▁of ▁t apest ry ▁designs . ▁He ▁wrote : ▁ ▁" As ▁in ▁all ▁wall ▁decor ation , ▁the ▁first ▁thing ▁to ▁be ▁considered ▁in ▁design ing ▁of ▁T apest ry ▁is ▁the ▁force , ▁pur ity ▁and ▁eleg ance ▁of ▁the ▁sil hou ette ▁of ▁the ▁objects ▁represented , ▁and ▁nothing ▁vague ▁or ▁ind et erm inate ▁is ▁adm iss ible . ▁But ▁special ▁excell encies ▁can ▁be ▁expected ▁from ▁it . ▁ ▁Dep th ▁of ▁tone , ▁rich ness ▁of ▁colour , ▁and ▁ex quis ite ▁grad ation ▁of ▁t ints ▁are ▁easily ▁to ▁be ▁obtained ▁in ▁T apest