. Fancy work for pleasure and profit. igure 254. The cut edge is next buttonhole stitched to prevent raveling. The threads are then drawn from each way, as shown in figure 253. The border is first worked with knot stitch, as previously described, and the working thread, as each row of knotting is finished, is carried across the cut out corner and invisibly fastened into the edge of the material. To work FIG. 261. the corner shown, commence in the center with the working thread and weave over and under all threads a few times; this will form a flat wheel. Then pick up seven threads and weave ba
. Fancy work for pleasure and profit. igure 254. The cut edge is next buttonhole stitched to prevent raveling. The threads are then drawn from each way, as shown in figure 253. The border is first worked with knot stitch, as previously described, and the working thread, as each row of knotting is finished, is carried across the cut out corner and invisibly fastened into the edge of the material. To work FIG. 261. the corner shown, commence in the center with the working thread and weave over and under all threads a few times; this will form a flat wheel. Then pick up seven threads and weave back diVid forth over and under them, until about one-third the distance from the center to the corner of design has been so treated. Now continue the weaving, but drop one thread at each side and weave over five instead of seven, proceed the desired distance—which is entirely a matter of personal choice—and then drop two more threads, one from each side, and finish to the corner, weaving over only three threads. To fasten, run the. DRAWN WORK. 249 needle through the woven spike to the center and cut off at the back of thework. Leave one thread and take up the next seven and work as before,and so on until the four corners of the square are filled with woven spikes. frt t----- -li|:^^W rt m mm \m\ g^^^ffi ::::::: -^ilU/ :!:::::; = Itttim 3jJ~j -■:-± m tiW If !if iff ■iffi r^T^^i-SSfa/SHOk^ 1 - . _ -■^}K i r-(Sfi^ ^i^ /f^UJjn Ittt Z hM , jc^^u! :: i \m BIS 🅿️;Ep^ \\ ilfi ^:|:::: lliii ^^nrii\i §M-iw mw^ ml |±:::::::g WO ^~^—T^ mi 4»^ mi^ |T hir J FIG. 262. When the work is completed there will be left on each side one unworkedthread—all similar ornaments are made in exactly the same way, being
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