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 . Fio. 557. Fishermans Knot. Take the other cord, put one end through the loop, over itand out again under it, then let it cross the first cordwhere that crosses itself, and bring it round those ends,then under and over itself outside of the loop, and drawup tight. French Knot.—A Knot made
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 . Fio. 557. Fishermans Knot. Take the other cord, put one end through the loop, over itand out again under it, then let it cross the first cordwhere that crosses itself, and bring it round those ends,then under and over itself outside of the loop, and drawup tight. French Knot.—A Knot made with a needle, and onlyused in Embroidery. See Embroidery Stitches. Josephine Knot.—See Carrich Bend. Ornamental Knots.—These are shown in Figs. 558and 559, and are used to form ornamental knots down andfront of a jacket or dress. To be made with stout silkcord. To make Fig. 558 : Form a loop by crossing the ends,. Fio. 558. Ornamental Knot. and turn both ends upward, make the longer of the loopsthe end that crosses to the right, and cross it over the left-hand cord. Hold the loop in the left hand, between fingerand thumb, or press it down upon the table, take the right-hand end of the cord, round it, and bring it into themiddle of the loop, simply crossing over it; then put ittinder the left-hand cord, outside the loop, and bring itout to the right side, pass it there over itself and underthe right cord of the loop and into the loop, then over itselfand out of the loop under the round at the all the loops thus made evenly together, run in thesecond cord, and then pull up tightly. By making thisknot at once with a piece of doubled cord, with the loopformed by doubling the cord used as the short left-handend, a loop for a Buttonhole for a jacket, finished with anOrnamental Knot, is formed. To make Fig. 559.—This knot must be made on atable. Take a piece of cord, divide it unequally,
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