Excerpt from Wallachian Embroidery As for the work itself, the simple Wallachian stitches, as described on the first page, are used, the stems are in outline, and the edge in the ordin ary buttonhole scallop worked closely and evenly. The work may be entirely flat or padded if desired, by first running threads around and around inside, then covering with the buttonhole-stitch. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.