. Godey's lady's book . t of three distinct braid-ing patterns, two of which are workedin different kinds of soutache, and thethird and inner being in gold design must be marked on thecloth in the usual manner, or may bedrawn on tissue paper, tacked overthe cloth, and pulled away when thework is done. The infinite variety ofsoutaches will allow the worker to exer-cise her own skill and taste in the com-bination of different yet harmonizingtints ; but those we have suggestedlook extremely handsome. If the sou-tache is thought too expensive, Albertbraids may be substituted with goodef
. Godey's lady's book . t of three distinct braid-ing patterns, two of which are workedin different kinds of soutache, and thethird and inner being in gold design must be marked on thecloth in the usual manner, or may bedrawn on tissue paper, tacked overthe cloth, and pulled away when thework is done. The infinite variety ofsoutaches will allow the worker to exer-cise her own skill and taste in the com-bination of different yet harmonizingtints ; but those we have suggestedlook extremely handsome. If the sou-tache is thought too expensive, Albertbraids may be substituted with goodeffect, and in the outer pattern two may ad-vantageously be laid side by side. Whenbraided, the cushion is to be made up in theusual way, the back being either of the samecloth, or of any other material that may bethought desirable : the cord is put on as it isseen in the engraving. It will probably benecessary that the cord and tassels should bemade expressly for each cushion, as all thecolors should be combined in EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED INKNITTING. Cast on:—Make 1 loop and put it on yourpin; take a 2c? pin and knit that stitch, butwithout taking the pin out of the 1st stitch ;pass the 2c? stitch on to the pin with it; knitanother stitch and pass it on to the same pin ;continue in this manner till you have the desirednumber. Cast off:—Knit 2 plain stitches, pull the firststitch over the 2c?, knit a 3c? stitch, pull the 2c?stitch over the 3c?, knit a 4th stitch, pull the 3c?stitch over the 4th: continue in this manneruntil you have knit all the loops. Knit 2 stitches together:—Take 2 of the loopson your left-hand pin and knit them in 1. Knit a stitch, talcing the bach part of the stitch:—Take that part of the loop that is farthest fromyou, and knit it. Knit 2 stitches together, talcing the back part ofthe stitches:—Take the part that is farthest fromyou of 2 loops on your left-hand pin, and knitthem in 1 with the pin that is in your righthand. Make a stitch :
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