. The ladies' guide to needle work, embroidery, etc. : being a complete guide to all kinds of ladies' fancy work. bbol: HBC . IBhDBD -/ tkHQB c raesBM,c . bkwcbm ..BUPaBBBI . Buaan-snnoses-., aa • IBIKBBfl ar^insaai aaazaaaj I IBIIBBBB BBBLt-BBB BFRabBBB ?T-: BBES3BBB BBBBEBBBB EBBIiaS:i]| BBBBI I I I I I I BBBB! I I I I I I BBBOaaBSBBBBBBBeBBBiiBBBBBaaBaaHgBBBlaBHadB IIBBBBBBBBBBBBBB BIBIIIIBVIIIiBIIIBBfl IBBBflBIBBIBIIBBIHIIIIIIIFBIIKIIIiailBB BaSaBIBIBBBBKBBaBaaBBCBEC^aaaaflBaBBBBaBBBai Needle Case of Perforated Card. The cover of this needle-case consists of slanted squares of perf


. The ladies' guide to needle work, embroidery, etc. : being a complete guide to all kinds of ladies' fancy work. bbol: HBC . IBhDBD -/ tkHQB c raesBM,c . bkwcbm ..BUPaBBBI . Buaan-snnoses-., aa • IBIKBBfl ar^insaai aaazaaaj I IBIIBBBB BBBLt-BBB BFRabBBB ?T-: BBES3BBB BBBBEBBBB EBBIiaS:i]| BBBBI I I I I I I BBBB! I I I I I I BBBOaaBSBBBBBBBeBBBiiBBBBBaaBaaHgBBBlaBHadB IIBBBBBBBBBBBBBB BIBIIIIBVIIIiBIIIBBfl IBBBflBIBBIBIIBBIHIIIIIIIFBIIKIIIiailBB BaSaBIBIBBBBKBBaBaaBBCBEC^aaaaflBaBBBBaBBBai Needle Case of Perforated Card. The cover of this needle-case consists of slanted squares of perforated card,fastened with ribbon bows, and measuring five inches in length and three and one-half in width. This is of silver-faced perforated card, worked in long lines of colored silk,fastened with one-white bead at each crossing, and with three white beads in eachdiamond. LADIES GUIDE TO NEEDLEWORK. 125 It is trimmed with ribbon to match the silk, drawn down in puffs with a stringof five white beads on each side. Two or three leaves of fine flannel, cut out in scallops around the edge, arefastened Fig. 91. CHAPTER XIII. PERSIAN RUG WORK. This work, coming properly under the head of knitting, is of sufficient import-ance, at the present date, to merit a chapter hy itself. It is the latest caprice offashion, in fancy work, and while requiring taste, and a great deal of patience, isof such beauty as to amply repay the time and labor expended upon it. The rugs,when completed, are a perfect imitation of Persian carpet, are thick, soft, andbeautiful, aud at the same time very durable. They are made of the ravelled worsted of tapestry Brussels carpet, which iscrimped by weaving into wavy threads, that are a most delightful mat under thefoot. These are knit together with a very firm, strong back of crochet cotton. The first process is to ravel the worsted, aud while a child, properly taught, cando this perfectly well, carelessly done by any fingers, it will have a straggling,


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