Manual of needleworkTeaching how to do Kensington, applique, cretonne, roman, cross-stitch, outline and other embroideries .. . can be accomplished in form ofbarbs, fichus, borders for handkerchiefs, medallions for toilet arti-cles, infants dress waists, etc., etc. CROCHET WORK. Crochet is a kind of knitting done with a hooked needle, andwhile it is much less intricate than ordinary knitting with straightneedles, it possesses the advantage of being better catch up work, as it can be hastily laid aside without fear of droppingstitches which often make such trouble for the knitter. It can bework
Manual of needleworkTeaching how to do Kensington, applique, cretonne, roman, cross-stitch, outline and other embroideries .. . can be accomplished in form ofbarbs, fichus, borders for handkerchiefs, medallions for toilet arti-cles, infants dress waists, etc., etc. CROCHET WORK. Crochet is a kind of knitting done with a hooked needle, andwhile it is much less intricate than ordinary knitting with straightneedles, it possesses the advantage of being better catch up work, as it can be hastily laid aside without fear of droppingstitches which often make such trouble for the knitter. It can beworked with the finest thread for imitation lace, and the coarsestdouble wool for rugs, while there is a large range between for anunlimited variety of useful and fancy articles, such as shawls, coun-terpanes, slippers, mittens, purses, socks, etc., etc. The materialmay be cotton, silk, wool, chenile or twine, the object for which thearticle is to be used determining the material to be cliosen. The stitches which are used in crochet, are chain stitch, slipstitch, single crochet, double crochet, treble crochet, and The Chain Stitch is the foundation for all others. A singleloop is made around the hook or needle, and the thread drawnthrough this loop, another loop is drawn, and so on, until therequired number is made. Chain stitch should be done loosely, asthe work afterward being formed to this chain is apt to contract is sometimes desirable, on this account, to make the first chainwith a larger needle, particularly for edgings. The first loopplaced upon the needle is not counted in making the chain. 54 MANUAL OF NEEDLEWORK. Slip Stitch.—A chain being made the hook is inserted in thelast stitch but one to the needle, and the thread is then drawn through the two stitches, then the needle is placed in the nextstitch the same, and so on.
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