Lacis, practical instructions in filet brodé or darning on net; . Illustration 81.—Preparing the Frame. but, should it be necessary to cover them, proceed to do soin this way (see Illustration 81). Fold some thin wadding firmlyround the wire frame andover this wind some ribbon in a slanting direction—a narrowchina or sarcenet ribbon, without an edge and about half-an-inch wide, is best. Secure the end to the wadding and pro-ceed to wind the ribbon round and round the frame veryevenly and smoothly, taking great care at the corners so thatthese shall lose none of their rectangular form, and see
Lacis, practical instructions in filet brodé or darning on net; . Illustration 81.—Preparing the Frame. but, should it be necessary to cover them, proceed to do soin this way (see Illustration 81). Fold some thin wadding firmlyround the wire frame andover this wind some ribbon in a slanting direction—a narrowchina or sarcenet ribbon, without an edge and about half-an-inch wide, is best. Secure the end to the wadding and pro-ceed to wind the ribbon round and round the frame veryevenly and smoothly, taking great care at the corners so thatthese shall lose none of their rectangular form, and see thatthe ribbon is quite tight at these corners. When the frame119 Lads is quite covered, sew the end of the ribbon very neatly to thepoint at which you began, keeping the join quite flat. Anyinequality in the preparation of the frame will cause thenetting to be strained unequally when applied to the frame,. llustration 82.—Another Method of preparingthe Frame. and this must be guarded against, as the beauty of the workconsists in the perfect evenness and trueness of the net andof each individual mesh of which it is composed. The frame (see Illustration 82) can be prepared in stillanother way by winding round and round the wire some coton a repriser. This is a soft cotton composed of many Squares or Oblong Bands strands, and is very suitable for the purpose of covering themetal, as with a little care it can be made to lie quitesmoothly. Now take a piece of china ribbon exactly thewidth of the metal wire of which the frame is made. Laythe ribbon under the wire and bring the two edges these edges together neatly and evenly. This mannermay perhaps be found easier than the one of winding theribbon round and round the frame which I have beforedescribed. The frames are of different sizes and shapes, and aremeasured by millimetres, as are also the squares or bands ofnetting. SQUAR
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