. Fancy work for pleasure and profit. he braid,passing twice through the braid as shown infigure 2, plate 3. Work in rows backwardsand forwards as follows: one Brussels pointbefore making the next stitch, pass the need-le under the knot, over the thread and againunder it, see illustration. This stitch fills upspace rapidly, figure 13, plate 3, thus showsthe stitch applied as a filling or ground workover which is worked a few point de reprisestitches. Point de Tulle. This pretty stitch is usedas a ground work for very fine work. It ismade by working in rows backwards andforwards, using open Spa
. Fancy work for pleasure and profit. he braid,passing twice through the braid as shown infigure 2, plate 3. Work in rows backwardsand forwards as follows: one Brussels pointbefore making the next stitch, pass the need-le under the knot, over the thread and againunder it, see illustration. This stitch fills upspace rapidly, figure 13, plate 3, thus showsthe stitch applied as a filling or ground workover which is worked a few point de reprisestitches. Point de Tulle. This pretty stitch is usedas a ground work for very fine work. It ismade by working in rows backwards andforwards, using open Spanish point figure 14, plate 3. When this part of thework is completed it is worked over a sec-ond time, as follows: insert the needle underone twisted bar, bring it out and insert againat * and bring out again at the dot. Thismakes a close double twist which when donewith fine thread is very effective. Mechlin lace stitch, see figure 23, plate is one of the prettiest stitches used in lace work and is also one of the. LACE COLLAR 320 DAINTY WORK FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT. most difficult. Work a number of diagonal bars in buttonhole stitch, on asingle thread, in one direction. Then in the opposite side begin in thetame manner and work five or six stitches past the spot where the twolines cross each other. Pass the thread around the cross twice, under andover the thread, to form a circle, work in buttonhole stitch half of onequarter, make a dot by putting a finepin in the loop instead of drawing thethread tight, and in the loop held openby the pin, work three buttonholestitches; take the pin out and continueas before. The dot is the difficultpoint in the work and it will be betterfor a beginner to omit this until theplain wheel can be worked smoothlyand evenly. Mechlin wheels are effec-tive worked in rows upon horizontaland parallel lines of thread. WHEELS, ROSETTES, BARS, ETC. We come now to the introduction ofcombinations in our work, and willcommence by introduc
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