Tatting and netting . heir p. to those ofthe wheels as seen in the engraving, andthe wheels themselves are also knottedtogether at their p. An expert might join the wheels and fig-ures while making the work, by the regularmethod of joining circles by their p.; butunless one is skilled in this variety of work,it will be well to follow the instructionsherein given; but in tying the knots greatcare must be exercised to make them firmlyso that they will not slip when the ends ofthe thread are cut off; and while these endsmust be cut off closely enough to preventa ragged effect, they must not be cu
Tatting and netting . heir p. to those ofthe wheels as seen in the engraving, andthe wheels themselves are also knottedtogether at their p. An expert might join the wheels and fig-ures while making the work, by the regularmethod of joining circles by their p.; butunless one is skilled in this variety of work,it will be well to follow the instructionsherein given; but in tying the knots greatcare must be exercised to make them firmlyso that they will not slip when the ends ofthe thread are cut off; and while these endsmust be cut off closely enough to preventa ragged effect, they must not be cut soclosely as to be likely to slip. Tatted Lace. No. 32.—Take a piece of lace braid and work with the double thread a row of chains, each composed as follows: 10 d. s., 1 p., 10 d. s.; attach to the braid at intervals of three-eighths of an inch. The 2nd and 3rd rows are worked in the same manner, but are joined to the picots of the previous rows instead of the braid. The center ring of the wheels consists of 8 p.,. No. 32—Tatted Lace. with 3 d. s. between; draw up, pass the thread throughthe 1st. p., and make 5 d. s., 1 p., * 3 d. s., 5 p.,with 1 d. s. between each, 3 d. s., 1 p., 5 d. s.; TATTING AND NETTING. 15 draw up, pass thread through next p. of center ring,make 5 d. s., join to last p. of 1st ring; repeatfrom *. Continue till the wheel is complete, havingattached it to the upper por-tion of your edging as shownin the illustration. Tatted Trimming. No. 33.—This very daintyedging, with an insertionabove separated by a nar-row strip of linen, is suitablefor trimming underwear andis made with 2 threads. To make the Upper Parior Insertion.—Begin by mak-ing a ring with 1 threadthus: 4 d. s., then 5 p., eachseparated by 3 d. s., 4 d. s.,and draw up; now take the2nd thread, and with the 2threads make a ch. of 8 ds., * then another ring likethe last one, except that youjoin it to the last p. of last ring after making the 4 d. s.; then begin again withthe 2 threads and
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