Chapter II: Preface: v

I. INTRODUCTORY 1

II. ON MATERIALS, ETC. 3

III. ON MOUNTING FRAMES AND TRACING DESIGNS 6

IV. ON GOLD-WORK 9

V. ON SILK-WORK 15

VI. ON OUTLINE AND APPLIQUÉ 21

VII. ON FIGURE-WORK 29

VIII. ON LITURGICAL COLOURS, FRONTALS, ETC. 39

IX. ON THE COPE AND MITRE 49

X. ON EUCHARISTIC VESTMENTS, CHALICE-VEIL AND BURSE 53

XI. ON BANNERS, ETC. 65

XII. ON THE PRINCIPAL STITCHES USED IN LINEN-WORK 73

XIII. ON ALTAR LINEN 79

XIV. ON THE ALBE, SURPLICE, ETC. 85

CONCLUSION 91

APPENDICES 93

INDEX 101

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