. The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described . Fig. 218. Crochet—Long Double Stitch. insert the hook into Foundation, draw the cottonthrough this as a loop, which will make three loopsupon the hook (see Fig. 218); take the cotton roundthe hook again, and draw it through the three loopson the hook at Fig. 219. Crochet—Raised D


. The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described . Fig. 218. Crochet—Long Double Stitch. insert the hook into Foundation, draw the cottonthrough this as a loop, which will make three loopsupon the hook (see Fig. 218); take the cotton roundthe hook again, and draw it through the three loopson the hook at Fig. 219. Crochet—Raised Double Crochet, Raised.—A variety of Double Crochet. 122 THE DICTIONARY OF NEEDLEWORK. Work the first row with Double Crochet, and for therest of the pattern work Double Crochet, but instead ofputting the hook through the top part of the loop of thepreceding row, as in ordinary Crochet, put it over thewhole of the loop and into the middle part of the stitchunder it in the preceding row, as shown in Fig. 219. Double Knot.—Used when imitating Tatting withCrochet. Work 3 Chain, then make a loop of cottonround the left forefinger, insert the hook over thefront thread and under the back, and draw up the threadon to the hook as a knot, change the arrangement of theloop with a twist of the left hand, insert the hook underthe first thread of the loop and over the second, anddraw up the loop on the hook as another knot. Edge Stitch.—-The first stitch of a row. Work as theother stitches in the pattern, unless attention is especiallydrawn to the Edg


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