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. 595. Macrame—Open Fig. 533. Macralie—Open Knotting. of one to each thick part. Work as in Fig. 595, and thenrepeat the Knot there made. Ornamental Knot.—Used as a Filling in the centreof Diamonds, or to join Stars together, and worked asfollows: Take four threads, and numb
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. 595. Macrame—Open Fig. 533. Macralie—Open Knotting. of one to each thick part. Work as in Fig. 595, and thenrepeat the Knot there made. Ornamental Knot.—Used as a Filling in the centreof Diamonds, or to join Stars together, and worked asfollows: Take four threads, and number them from the left to the right; pin down two and three on to the cushion, atsome distance from where the knot is being made; thentake the four in the right hand, pass it over the twoand three, under and over the one, then slip it underthe two and three, and bring it out over itself, and drawit up tight. Repeat this until seven to nine knots aremade, according to the thickness of the thread a Knitting needle (No. 10), place it upon the Orna-mental Knot, and turn the ends of the knot over the pin,so as to inclose the pin in the Knot, and bring themout underneath the Knot in the place they started from,and there tie two ends on to the thread nearest them onthe right side, and two ends on the left side. Smooth themdown,
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