V One of the examples of the introduction of lace stitches that is to be noted in work of the late 17th century, the alternate blocks are in basket stitch, the others in double cross stitch in contrasting colours. VI Quaint example of couched work. [Illustration: PLATE 18] PLATE 19 A collection of particularly beautiful fillings seen in a Georgian copy of a very old example. I Has double rows of outline stitch, framing spaces filled with stars in back stitch, the centre being solid in shading stitch. II Outline of rope stitch and cross trellis of the same. Stars of back stitch couched down with contrasting wools. III Part of a beautiful stem, outline of chain bars of button stitch in double wool and spots in loop stitch. IV The two small petals filled solid with stem stitch, three rows of which are used for outlining the long petal, the centre being filled with rings in buttonhole stitch and darned background. V Is carried out in satin and stem stitch, with back stitch bars couched with contrasting wool. [Illustration: PLATE 19] Op. VIII PLATE 20 These two sketches were taken from an 18th century (?) curtain done in solid crewel work, in somewhat bright colouring. The brown veining which occurs in I and in nearly all the leaves was most effective; in this plate is also shown a good example of basket stitch stem work. The acorn cup was worked in close French knots. II The large leaf is a good example of solid work. The contour was in stem stitch, the serrated edges turned over on to the brown surface were in shading stitch, the red veinings in satin stitch. [Illustration: PLATE 20] PLATE 21 These two leaves are of a bold, simple character that is easy to suggest, and proves a great relief in a design that is somewhat over-detailed. The large one is carried out in browns and greens. The turned over serrated edge is in satin stitch of graduating shade. The heavy veining is somewhat unusual in that it is carried out in laid stitch, dark green in the centre and light green outside. The stars are worked in dark green. The outline to the lower leaf is in two shades of green, the palest continuing to outline the remainder of the large leaf. The small leaf is worked solid in shading stitch in blue with brown satin stitch edge, the veining is brown as is also the contour of the upper point. [Illustration: PLATE 21] PLATE 22 We have here a large leaf very characteristic of the complicated detail introduced by the conventional treatment of foliage in early English work. The curved point of the leaf is outlined in rope stitch in a dark shade of soft bronze green, the heavy double cross lines are in crewel stitch and of a lighter shade of bronze in which the square lattice is also carried out, the French knots in the centres are of a dark olive green.