Lacis, practical instructions in filet brodé or darning on net; . form an X. Holdboth firmly between thumb and first finger. Now pass thenew thread, at about three or four inches from the junctionof the two crossed threads, round the left-hand point of thread and behind it, bringing it towards you. Hold it down withthe thumb, holding down also the point which is towards theleft with the second or middle finger. Now pass the loop thus formed over the right-hand pointand pull up the new threadyfrw/y, so as to form a tight knot. Cut off the ends. I will now describe how to do the stitch of nettin
Lacis, practical instructions in filet brodé or darning on net; . form an X. Holdboth firmly between thumb and first finger. Now pass thenew thread, at about three or four inches from the junctionof the two crossed threads, round the left-hand point of thread and behind it, bringing it towards you. Hold it down withthe thumb, holding down also the point which is towards theleft with the second or middle finger. Now pass the loop thus formed over the right-hand pointand pull up the new threadyfrw/y, so as to form a tight knot. Cut off the ends. I will now describe how to do the stitch of netting, andwish the directions could be as simply and quickly given asby Milour Mignerak, who, in his Discours du Lacis, givesthe following instructions for making the squares and bands Lac is of net. He says : Begin a single stitch and increase on eachside till the required size is obtained. If a long strip orborder was to be made the netting was continued to its pre-scribed length and then finished off by reducing a stitch oneach side till it was decreased to Illustration 78.—Netting. First Position of Hands. In the olden days this was doubtless simple enough topeople who lived in an atmosphere redolent of the sweet fruitof patient labour, but in these days it will hardly sufficewithout some further explanation. We will suppose that the needle is threaded and thefoundation loop fixed to the stirrup or cushion. Begin bytying the end of the thread with which the needle is filled to To yoin a New Thread the foundation loop. An ordinary double knot is all that ishere needed. Take the gauge in the left hand, holding it horizontallybetween the thumb and first finger. Keep the fingers the needle in the right hand and place the gauge closeup to the foundation loop. Put the thread over the gauge
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