No. 1. Contour in stem stitch, filled in lightly with buttonhole stitch, and darning and long-and-short stitch. No. 2. Ditto, with the addition of herring-bone stitch on two upper petals. No. 3. (Stalk) herring-bone stem stitch with loops between. [Illustration: PLATE 5] PLATE 6 No. 1. Stem-stitch, buttonhole stitch and darning. No. 2. Ditto. No. 3. Stem stitch, buttonhole stitch, French knots and darning. No. 4. Stem stitch, buttonhole stitch and darning. All have herring-bone stitch stalks. Sketched from a piece of work in blue crewels on white linen, belonged to the late Lady Maria Ponsonby. [Illustration: PLATE 6] PLATE 7 Most of the stitchery shown here is similar to that on the preceding plates, but has the addition of the plait stitch[4] edged with buttonhole stitch in the veins of the big leaf, and the close knots on the sheaf of the foxgloves, while the sheaf of the convolvulus has veins of stem stitch and small French knots. In all this piece of work there is to be noted a great deal of buttonholing and darning. [4] A variation of herring-bone stitch. [Illustration: PLATE 7] Op. IV PLATE 8 Shows many uses to which stem stitch can be put, which is the only stitch employed in the work illustrated here, if we except the little arrow-heads used to edge the vine leaf. [Illustration: PLATE 8] The following sketches were taken from a most beautiful and elaborate strip of work, forming part of some bed-hangings, dated A.D. 1696, worked in hard twisted crewels in blue, mignonette, and green colourings only. PLATE 9 treats of button-holeing stitch done in a variety of ways. No. 1 has groups of three button-hole stitches and crosses in centre, and is edged by chain stitch and arrow-heads. No. 2. Button-hole stitch centre and edge. No. 3. Button-hole stitch with stalks in stem stitch. [Illustration: PLATE 9] PLATE 10 In this sketch are three principal stitches, viz.: Chain stitch filling in spaces Nos. 1-2 (on left of sketch) and forming the contour of the whole leaf; button-hole stitch filling spaces Nos. 3-4; and a lace stitch filling spaces Nos. 5-6-7. The other two spaces are filled by brick stitch, and darning with little veins of coral stitch and herring bone. There are loop stitches in the centre of the veining in spaces 6-7, and these are also worked round the outside of the leaf. [Illustration: PLATE 10] PLATE 10a