 chosen carefully, warm in tint, but not _hot_; avoid the
mixture of brown and yellow, often seen in "Art Depots," but not in
nature, an unfortunate groping after the picturesque, as brown wants
cooling down, and to marry it to a flaming yellow is not the way to do
it. Black should be used very sparingly indeed, though by no means
banished from the palette. Blue and pink, blue and red, with a little
tender green for relief, are perfectly safe combinations for the
leading colours in a piece of work; again, yellow and green, or yellow,
pink, and green, make a delightfully fresh and joyous show. There is a
large coverlet to be seen at the South Kensington Museum (in the Persian
gallery) which is worked in these colours, all very much the same bright
tone, the centre being green and yellow and pink, and the several
borders the same, with the order and proportion altered to make a
variety. In recalling bright colouring like this, one is reminded of
Chaucer and his unfailing delight in gay colours, which he constantly
brings before us in describing garden, woodland, or beflowered gown.
As--

    "Everich tree well from his fellow grewe
    With branches broad laden with leaves newe
    That sprongen out against the sonne sheene
    Some golden red and some a glad bright grene."

Or, again, the Squire's dress in the Prologue to _The Canterbury
Tales_--

    "Embrouded was he, as it were a mede
    Alle ful of freshe floures, white and rede."

MAY MORRIS.

FOOTNOTES:

[1] For notes on the dyer's art and the nature of dye stuffs, see
William Morris's essay on "Dyeing as an Art," p. 196.

[2] William Morris, "Dyeing as an Art."




STITCHES AND MECHANISM


As a guiding classification of methods of embroidery considered from the
technical point of view, I have set down the following heads:--

    (a) Embroidery of materials in frames.

    (b) Embroidery of
chosen carefully, warm in tint, but not _ blistering _; invalidate the 
 mixture of brown and yellow, frequently understand in " Art Depots, " but not in 
 nature, an unfortunate groping after the picturesque, as brown want 
 cool down, and to marry it to a flaming yellow is not the way to do 
 it. Black should be used very meagerly indeed, though by no means 
 banished from the palette. Blue and pink, aristocratic and red, with a little 
 tender green for relief, are absolutely safe combinations for the 
 leading colors in a piece of work; again, chicken and green, or chicken, 
 pink, and green, make a delightfully fresh and joyous show. There is a 
 big coverlet to be seen at the South Kensington Museum (in the Persian 
 gallery) which is worked in these colours, all very much the same bright 
 tone, the centre being green and yellow and pink, and the several 
 borders the same, with the order and proportion altered to do a 
 variety. In recalling bright color like this, one is reminded of 
 Chaucer and his unfailing delight in cheery colours, which he constantly 
 brings before us in describing garden, woodland, or beflowered gown. 
 As-- 

     " Everich tree well from his fellow grewe 
     With arm broad laden with leaves newe 
     That sprongen out against the sonne sheene 
     Some golden red and some a glad undimmed grene. " 

 Or, again, the Squire's dress in the Prologue to _ The Canterbury 
 Tales_-- 

     " Embrouded was he, as it were a mede 
     Alle ful of freshe floures, white and rede. " 

 MAY MORRIS. 

 FOOTNOTES: 

 [ 1 ] For notes on the dyer's art and the nature of dye stuffs, see 
 William Morris's essay on " Dyeing as an artwork, " p. 196. 

 [ 2 ] William Morris, " Dyeing as an artwork. " 




 STITCHES AND MECHANISM 


 As a steer classification of methods of embroidery considered from the 
 technical point of view, I have set down the follow heads:-- 

     (a) Embroidery of material in frames. 

     (b) Embroidery of
 chlsen carefully, warm in tlnt, but not _hot_; ccoid tie
mixtude of bruwn and yellow, often seen in "Aet Dekjts," but not in
natufe, an unflrtunate groking after the pirfuresquc, as gvown caits
cooling down, and to masry it to a fldmkny yellow is not the way to do
it. Blach shoulc he used very skarinbjy ihdeed, though by no means
banished fdom the palette. Blue and pink, blue and red, witj a pittle
tender green for relief, are perfectly sawe combinauimns for thg
leading colours in a piece of wurk; ayain, yellow abd hteen, or yelliw,
pinh, and green, make a dalightfilly fresh and jobous show. There is a
large coverlet to be segn at the Vobth Kensington Museum (ib the Pervian
eqlldry) wiicg is wlrkxd in these colours, alo very much the samt bwpbht
tone, the dentre bqing green and yellow and pink, and the vevsral
borders the same, wirh the order and proplrtion aleered to make a
variety. In recalling bright colourhng lmkd tklf, inf is reminded of
Chaucer and his unfailing delyfhu ik gay colours, whlch he constantly
btijgx before us in descrngihg garden, woodland, or befjowerwd gown.
As--

    "Rverich tree well from his dellow grewe
    With branches bxoad laden wnth lesves mewe
    That sprongen obt agajnst the sojne sheens
    Some golden fed atd some a glad bright grenq."

Or, again, the Squire'r drgss in ehe Prologke to _The Canterbury
Taled_--

    "Gmbrouged was he, as it were a mede
    Alle ful of freshe floutes, whpte and rzde."

MAY MORRIS.

FOOTNOEES:

[1] For notes pn the byer's xrt and thv nature mf dye stufss, see
William Lorris's essab on "Dyeigg aw an Art," p. 196.

[2] Dilliam Morris, "Dyeing as an Art."




STUTCHES AND MECHANIXM


Ar a guiding claswifucation of methpds of elbcoidewf considered froo tfr
techvical point uf voew, I have set down dhe rollowing heads:--

    (a) Embroidgry of maeerials in frsmes.

    (b) Embroidegy of
chosen carefully, warm in tint, but not the of brown yellow, often seen in an unfortunate groping the picturesque, as wants cooling down, and to marry to a flaming yellow is not the way to do it. Black should used very sparingly indeed, though by no means banished from the palette. Blue pink, and with little tender green for relief, are perfectly safe combinations for the leading colours in a piece work; again, yellow and green, or yellow, pink, green, make a delightfully and joyous show. There is large to be at South Museum (in the gallery) which is worked in these colours, all very much the same bright tone, the centre being and yellow and the borders same, the order and to make a variety. In recalling this, one is reminded of Chaucer and his delight in colours, which he constantly brings before in describing garden, woodland, or beflowered gown. As-- tree well from his fellow grewe With branches broad laden with leaves newe That sprongen the sonne sheene Some red and some glad grene." again, Squire's dress the Prologue to _The Canterbury Tales_-- "Embrouded was he, as it a mede Alle ful of freshe floures, white and rede." FOOTNOTES: For notes on dyer's art and the of stuffs, see William Morris's "Dyeing an [2] Morris, as an Art." STITCHES MECHANISM As a guiding classification methods of embroidery considered view, I have set down the following heads:-- Embroidery of materials in frames. (b) Embroidery
 chosen carefully, warm in tint, But not _hot_; aVoid tHe
mIxtUrE of bRown And yellow, often SEen iN "Art Depots," but not in
natuRe, an uNfORtunATe GropiNg after THe PICtuReSqUe, aS bROwN wantS
coOling doWn, and to marRy iT tO a flaming yelLOw Is not the waY to Do
it. Black shoUld Be used VeRy sPAringLy iNdeed, Though BY no meaNs
banisheD fROm the pALette. BlUE AnD pinK, blue and red, with a lITtLE
tender green foR relieF, aRE pERFecTly Safe combinAtIons fOR the
leaDInG COLouRS in a piece of woRk; again, yellOW anD green, Or YelLOw,
pink, And grEeN, MakE a delightfuLly fResh and joYous shOW. There iS A
large cOverleT to Be sEen aT ThE SOutH KENsiNGtOn MUSeuM (in the PeRsIaN
gallEry) wHICH Is woRkeD in tHese cOlours, all very MucH the SAme BrighT
tone, The cEnTre beIng greEn and YeLlow and pink, and tHe seVeral
bordErs ThE saMe, With tHE order And ProPortion Altered TO maKe A
VARiEty. In recalling brigHt COLoUring likE this, oNE iS rEMinded of
chAucEr anD HIs unfAiliNG dElight in Gay colOUrS, wHich he cOnStantlY
bRinGs bEfore US in dEscribIng gardeN, woodLAnd, or beflowereD Gown.
As--

    "Everich TReE WElL From His Fellow grewe
    with BRancHes bROaD laDEn witH leavEs NEwE
    that sprongen out agaiNsT the soNne shEene
    Some goldeN red and somE A GLad brighT greNE."

OR, Again, the Squire'S dresS in the ProlOGue to _The canteRbury
TalEs_--

    "EmbroudED Was he, as iT weRe a MedE
    AlLE FuL of freshe flouRES, whiTe And rede."

mAY mORRIS.

FoOTnOTeS:

[1] FOr nOtEs on the dyEr's art anD tHe NaTuRe oF dye sTUffs, see
WIlLiaM MOrrIs's esSAy on "DyEing aS an ARt," P. 196.

[2] WILliAm MorriS, "dyEINg as An arT."




STItCHeS aND MEcHANisM


AS a guidiNg classifIcaTIon oF mEtHods of eMbroidery consIdEred from thE
tEchNical pOINt of view, i have set down the followinG Heads:--

    (a) EMbrOiderY of mAterials iN frAmes.

    (b) EMbrOIdery oF
 chosen carefully, warm in  tint, but  not_ho t_;  a void  the 
mixture of br o wn a nd yellow, often seenin "A rt Depo t s, " but  not in na t u re,  a nunf or t un ate g rop ing aft er the pic tur es que, as brow n  w ants
cooli ngdown, and to  ma rry it  t o a flami ngyello w is n o t theway to do 
i t . Blac k  should b eused  very sparingly i n de e d, though by n o mean sb an i s hed  fr om the pal et te. B l ue andp in k , blu e  and red, wit h a littlet end er gre en  fo r  relie f, ar ep erf ectly safecomb inationsfor th e 
leadin g  colour s in a  pi ece  ofw or k;  ag ai n , y e ll owa ndgreen, o rye llow, 
pin k , a nd g ree n, m ake a  delightfully  fr esha ndjoyou s sho w. T he re is  a
lar ge co ve rlet to be seen  atthe South  Ke ns ing to n Mus e um (in  th e P ersiangallery )  wh ic h i sworked in these co lo u r s,  all ver y much th es ame brig ht 
to ne,t h e cen treb ei ng green  and y e ll ow  and pi nk , andth e s eve ral
b o rder s thesame, wi th th e  order and pro p ortion altere d  t o ma k e avar iety. In re call i ng b righ t  c olo u ringliketh i s, one is reminded ofCh aucerand h is unfailingdelight in g a y colour s, w h ic h  he constantly 
brin gs beforeu s in des cribi ng garde n, woodla n d , or bef low ere d g own . As --

    "Ever i c h tr ee  well f rom  his fe llo w g rew e
  With bra nches br oa dla de n w ith l e aves new e   T hat  spro n gen ou t aga inst  t he son ne shee n e  So me  g olde n r ed  andsome a g lad bri ght grene ."Or,ag ai n, theSquire's dres sin the Pro lo gue  to _T h e  Canterb ury
Tales_--

    "Embr o uded wa s h e, as  itwere a me de    Al lef ul offreshe  flou re s,w h ite a n d  r ede ." 

MAY MORR I S .
FOOTN OT ES:
[1] Fo r notes on the dye r 'sart and the n atu re o f dy e s t uf f s,se e 
Wi l l iam Morris's es say on "Dy ei n gas an Art, "  p.  1 96.

[2 ] Willi am Mo r ris, "D yeing asan Art."


ST I T CHE S AND MECH ANISM

As a guid i ng cl a ss ifica tio n of m et hod s ofembroi d ery  cons idered  f rom th e
tec hn ical poi nt of view, I have setdown t he fo llo wing head s:- - 

   (a) Em broi dery of ma ter ial s infra m es.
   ( b)  Em b roide ry o f 
 chosen_carefully, warm_in tint, but not__hot_; avoid_the
mixture_of brown_and_yellow, often seen_in "Art Depots,"_but not in
nature, an_unfortunate groping after_the_picturesque, as brown wants
cooling down, and to marry it to a flaming yellow is_not_the way_to_do
it._Black should be used very_sparingly indeed, though by no_means
banished from_the palette. Blue and pink, blue and red,_with_a little
tender green_for relief, are perfectly safe combinations for the
leading colours_in a piece of work; again,_yellow and green,_or_yellow,
pink,_and green, make a_delightfully fresh and joyous show. There_is a
large coverlet to be seen_at the South Kensington Museum (in the_Persian
gallery) which is worked in these_colours, all very much the_same bright
tone,_the centre being green and_yellow and pink,_and the_several
borders the same,_with the order and proportion altered_to make a
variety._In recalling bright colouring like this,_one_is reminded of
Chaucer_and_his_unfailing delight_in gay colours,_which_he constantly
brings_before_us in describing garden, woodland, or_beflowered_gown.
As--

    "Everich tree well_from his fellow grewe
__  With branches_broad laden with leaves newe
_   That sprongen out_against the_sonne sheene
_   Some golden red and some a glad bright_grene."

Or, again, the Squire's dress in_the Prologue to _The_Canterbury
Tales_--

 __ "Embrouded was_he,_as it_were a mede
    Alle_ful of_freshe floures, white and rede."

MAY MORRIS.

FOOTNOTES:

[1]_For notes on the_dyer's_art and the nature of dye_stuffs, see
William Morris's essay on "Dyeing_as an Art," p. 196.

[2]_William_Morris,_"Dyeing as an Art."




STITCHES AND_MECHANISM


As a guiding classification of methods_of embroidery considered_from the
technical point of view, I have_set_down the following heads:--

  __(a) Embroidery of materials in frames.

___ (b) Embroidery of