. St. Nicholas [serial]. 8 18 20 Hands 33 38 42 46 50 50 52 Thumb 15 17 18 20 20 21 21 A very pretty specimen ofcrochet work has lately beensent me by Hannah Sheppard,of Salem, New Jersey, and it isso simple that I have obtaineddirections from her for the girls. She calls it— Home-made Feather-EdgedBraid. It is intended for the headingor beading of any crochetededging. You first make thisheading, and then crochet on it an edge of shells,or any pattern you may fancy. It will also makepretty and durable trimming, in itself (without anedge) to be set on,—two or three rows on alittle a
. St. Nicholas [serial]. 8 18 20 Hands 33 38 42 46 50 50 52 Thumb 15 17 18 20 20 21 21 A very pretty specimen ofcrochet work has lately beensent me by Hannah Sheppard,of Salem, New Jersey, and it isso simple that I have obtaineddirections from her for the girls. She calls it— Home-made Feather-EdgedBraid. It is intended for the headingor beading of any crochetededging. You first make thisheading, and then crochet on it an edge of shells,or any pattern you may fancy. It will also makepretty and durable trimming, in itself (without anedge) to be set on,—two or three rows on alittle apron, for instance. The materials needed are—a long, thick hair-pin, a fine steel crochet-needle, and a spool of white cotton. Hold the hair-pin between thumb and finger, asshown in Fig. I. Tie the end of your cottonround the left point of the hair-pin ; then make oneor two chain-stitches, and pass your thread overand under the right point of the hair-pin (see ). Draw the thread through the loop ; now put. your needle through the tie on the left point, anddraw the thread you have two loopsupon your needle : draw thethread through both. Leave the loop pretty long(as shown in Fig. 2), takeout your needle, turn thehair-pin over from right toleft; draw the thread overand under the right point ofthe pin (as before); draw the thread through theloop ; then put your needle into the upper looparound the hair-pin on the left side (see Fig. 3).You now have two stitches on your needle; draw thethread through both ; turn your hair-pin again (asalways) over, from right to left, and proceed as be-fore. The pins and stitches are sketched largeand spread, the better to show the detail. When you have your pin as full as that shown inFig. I, push downward the work already done, anddraw off a few stitches from the lower end withoutstretching them. Fig. 4 shows the work just before you turn thepin over, and Fig. 5 the pin just turned. Fig. 6 1879] A FEW PRETTY THINGS IN
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