A treatise on lace-making, embroidery, and needle-work with Irish flax threads . d withyellow satin, of the same shade as the top covering, nailing it onwith brass tacks. I put three small balls on each point, and abig bow of yellow ribbon (all matching the satin lining) on one is the prettiest thing in my room, and universally admired. GUIPURE LACE. [Contributed by Miss SUSAN H. MANN, Greenfield, Mass.] Materials: a strip of embroidery crash or butchers linen, forfoundation, and Barbours flax thread, No. 60, 3-cord, 200-yardsspools, for working the stitches. Take a strip of the linen
A treatise on lace-making, embroidery, and needle-work with Irish flax threads . d withyellow satin, of the same shade as the top covering, nailing it onwith brass tacks. I put three small balls on each point, and abig bow of yellow ribbon (all matching the satin lining) on one is the prettiest thing in my room, and universally admired. GUIPURE LACE. [Contributed by Miss SUSAN H. MANN, Greenfield, Mass.] Materials: a strip of embroidery crash or butchers linen, forfoundation, and Barbours flax thread, No. 60, 3-cord, 200-yardsspools, for working the stitches. Take a strip of the linen 3 inches wide. Beginning a half-inchfrom the edge, draw 12 threads the length of the strip, leave 3 98 GUIPURE LACE. threads, draw 12 more, and proceed in this way until you have 7drawn spaces, leaving 3 threads between each. Then draw the short way, a few threads at a time, as you work,drawing 12 and leaving 3, as before, being careful not to drawthrough the plain part at top and bottom. Overcast all the loosethreads with No. 100 spool flax thread, and buttonhole-stitch over. Guipure Lace. 2 threads across the top, next to the lace, and around the the work is done the linen is to be cut away. The crash must be put in a frame, such as is described on page56, Barbours Prize Series, No. 1, in order to keep it straight whileworking. The stitches given in this model are very simple, and canbe easily worked from the illustration. Any of the antique or guipure lace patterns can be made in thisway by those who find it difficult to make the netted foundation. DEPARTMENT 7. —BOOK 1. DARNED NET LACE. FIRST PRIZE ARTICLE. [Contributed by Mrs. Harriet Nicklin, New Castle, Pa.] Materials : Barbours flax embroidery thread, white, size 8, brusselsnet, linen thread, finest possible to get, and lace picots for edging.
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