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 . Fiu. 568. KNOT WORK —HALF LOOP ON RIGHT THREAD. worked during the sixteenth century as Ragusa or Me-diaeval Guipure. The old Ragusa Guipure was executedwith gold and silver threads, silk or flax; the modem Knot between the two threads, over the left thread, then underit, over the right th
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 . Fiu. 568. KNOT WORK —HALF LOOP ON RIGHT THREAD. worked during the sixteenth century as Ragusa or Me-diaeval Guipure. The old Ragusa Guipure was executedwith gold and silver threads, silk or flax; the modem Knot between the two threads, over the left thread, then underit, over the right thread, under it, and into the pieces of Knot Work are joined together in the. 3*f Fig. 5C9. KNOT WORK-nALF LOOP ON LEFT THREAD. Work is made with fine silk or thread, knotted over crochetcotton or cord, with its edging made with crochet. Theold work was either done upon the Pillow, or worked witha needle or hooked instrument; the new is worked with a working, the process is as follows, and is illustrated inFig. 570 : Entirely work one foundation piece, then workthe second until the part is reached where it is to bejoined ; here take a crochet hook and pull the working THE DICTIONARY OF NEEDLEWORK. 3i3 thread through a loop on the finished line as a loop, andpass the netting needle through that loop, and draw it uptightly. The stitches having been learnt, proceed to work theGrecian pattern, as shown in Fig. 567. Cover the founda-tion threads with Whole Loops for the straight lines ofthe pattern, but where the turns are made work in HalfLoops upon the outer foundation line when the curve isoutwards, and upon the inner foundation line when it isinwards. Make a len
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