. Godey's lady's book . tare of time and labor. The sprigs we are nowgiving are for darning on a netted ground, andwith a border down the front of the curtain,form an elegant and durable ornamental article for the drawing-room. We need scarcely saythat the darning must all have the threads goingthe same way, and have the ends well secured,to preserve the beauty of the work. WORK DEPARTMENT. 285 ANTI-MACASSAK, IN DIAMOND Materials.—Crochet cotton, No. 4; a bone mesh, ; and knitting cotton, No. 8. This being done in common diamond-netting,no description of it will be required. Beg
. Godey's lady's book . tare of time and labor. The sprigs we are nowgiving are for darning on a netted ground, andwith a border down the front of the curtain,form an elegant and durable ornamental article for the drawing-room. We need scarcely saythat the darning must all have the threads goingthe same way, and have the ends well secured,to preserve the beauty of the work. WORK DEPARTMENT. 285 ANTI-MACASSAK, IN DIAMOND Materials.—Crochet cotton, No. 4; a bone mesh, ; and knitting cotton, No. 8. This being done in common diamond-netting,no description of it will be required. Begin on68 stitches, and net backwards and forwardsuntil a perfect square is made. Be careful to darn it entirely in the same direction. Theborder may either be any netted edging, or afringe knotted on. In the latter case, four orfive rounds should be done with double cotton ;making it sufficiently full at the corners, andknotting the fringe in the last row. TRAVELLING SHIRT-BOX.
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