The Priscilla smocking book, a collection of beautiful and useful patterns, with directions for working . -low, using three stitches gradually. Then witli thethread below the needletake one stitch next to thelast stitch on the lineand work again to the lineabove, using three stitchesand repeat. If your spacepermits you can use fourstitches in place of three,and sometimes \\ve or sixstitches, using two depends on the pleas-ure of the worker andthe result to be or more rows ofwave stitch may beworked one above theother as in the illustra-tion. Figure 14.—Double cablestitc
The Priscilla smocking book, a collection of beautiful and useful patterns, with directions for working . -low, using three stitches gradually. Then witli thethread below the needletake one stitch next to thelast stitch on the lineand work again to the lineabove, using three stitchesand repeat. If your spacepermits you can use fourstitches in place of three,and sometimes \\ve or sixstitches, using two depends on the pleas-ure of the worker andthe result to be or more rows ofwave stitch may beworked one above theother as in the illustra-tion. Figure 14.—Double cablestitch repeated in manyrows is extremely effective,especially when the workis done in shades of onecolor. Double C a 1) 1 ewhen used in this manneris most exacting, and nomistakes can possibly be Single Double Wave 6 6 bcc permitted, as one false stitch throws all into confu-sion. This pattern is particularly good for a boysfrock. The top and bottom rows may be black andthose between in color. A Double Wave or Diamond Wave is worked inthe same manner as the single wave, working the sec-. Fic. 14. A Secom •.. (IK Stiti II. See page 6 ond row of wave in the opposite direction from thefirst rows, forming a diamond pattern as shown attop and bottom of Fig. This pattern used on a girls simple play or schoolfrock would be charmingly distinctive if the mate-rial was in pink and white stripe, either lawn, dimityor madras, the stripes about one-eighth of an inchwide. .Xftcr stitching the lines on your sewing-machine, gather for the work, taking up the whitelines and putting the pink lines in the backgroitn-M> i|» .|> .• I i^iilKIV i|» >|» |i I i|> ><v *••
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