Encyclopedia of Needlework Part 46

MACRAMe FRINGE (figs. 560 and 561).--Entire length of the threads, including the fringe, for No. 5 of Cordonnet 6 fils D.M.C: 120 c/m.

[Ill.u.s.tration: FIG. 560. MACRAMe FRINGE. MATERIALS: Cordonnet 6 fils D.M.C Nos. 3 to 25 or Fil a dentelle D.M.C Nos. 25 to 50. COLOURS: Brun-Cuir 431 and 432, Bleu-Indigo 31]

1st row--knot on the threads, as in fig. 520, in the following order: 4 double blue threads, 3 single dark brown, 1 double light brown, 3 single dark brown; then again 4 double blue, and so on.

2nd row--divide the threads into groups, so that the brown threads come in the middle with 4 blue ones on either side. Begin on the left = cover the 4th blue thread, which comes nearest to the first brown one, with flat double knots, made over the 1st, 2nd and 3rd brown thread and the light brown one = cover the 3rd blue thread with the 4 brown threads and the 4th blue, which served as the cord in the 1st row of knots = cover the 2nd blue thread with the 4 brown and the 4th and 3rd blue = cover the 1st blue with the 4 brown and the 4th, 3rd and 2nd blue.

[Ill.u.s.tration: FIG. 561. WORKING DETAIL OF FIG. 560]

In the working detail, fig. 561, the dark lines represent the blue threads, the light ones, the brown.

When the quadruple bar, slanting from left to right, is finished, make a similar one, from right to left, then connect the 1st and 16th thread by a double knot and pa.s.s the first blue thread on the left over to the right group.

2nd row--make similar groups, reversed, so that the brown knots come next to the last blue ones and the blue knots again terminate the groups of bars; the brown threads will be stretched flat between the preceding group and the next.

3rd and 5th row--like the first.

4th row--like the 2nd.

[Ill.u.s.tration: FIG. 562. MACRAMe FRINGE. MATERIALS: Cordonnet 6 fils D.M.C Nos. 3 to 15 or Fil a dentelle D.M.C Nos. 25 to 50.[A] COLOURS: ecru, or any light shade mentioned in the D.M.C colour card.[A]]

After the 5th row of groups, take 4 brown threads on either side of the blue knots, and make them into a double chain, fig. 546, consisting of 12 knots, and make 6 flat double knots with the last threads.

Lastly, unite all the threads of one group of bars, and make them into a handsome ta.s.sel by the addition of other threads.

MACRAMe FRINGE (fig. 562).--Entire length of the threads for No. 3 of Cordonnet 6 fils D.M.C: 75 c/m.

1st row--Knot on the threads as in fig. 527, succeeded by a double horizontal bar of knots.

2nd row--twisted or waved knots with 4 knots, fig. 531.

3rd row--double horizontal bar of knots.

4th row--with 6 threads: 1 double bar, slanting from left to right, and 1 bar, from right to left, joined together by the last threads.

5th row--with the 4 threads coming from the groups of bars: 1 single chain, fig. 545, with 4 crossings of the threads, quite close to the point where the groups meet, and 1 single chain with 7 crossings, made with the outside threads.

6th row--similar groups of bars to those of the 4th row, but set the reverse way and terminating in a horizontal bar. For the ta.s.sels, add a thick bunch of threads to each group of 6 threads that issues from the work.

[Ill.u.s.tration: FIG. 563. FRINGE WITH MOSAIC BORDER.

MATERIALS: Cordonnet 6 fils D.M.C Nos. 8 to 30, or Fil a dentelle D.M.C Nos. 25 to 50.

COLOURS: ecru, Brun-Acajou 401 and Rouge-Cardinal 347.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: FIG. 564. KNOT OPEN.

WORKING DETAIL OF FIG. 563.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: FIG. 565. KNOT SHUT.

WORKING DETAIL OF FIG. 563.]

FRINGE WITH MOSAIC BORDER (figs. 563, 564, 565).--Entire length of the threads for No. 8 of Cordonnet 6 fils D.M.C: 75 c/m.

1st row--knot the threads on, as in fig. 515, one ecru and one brown alternately, succeeded by a single horizontal bar of double knots.

2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th row--4 rows of knots, such as are seen in fig.

564, in process of being made, and in fig. 565, finished, and succeeded by a flat knot. The colours alternate in the knots; in the 2nd and 4th row the knot is set in the light colour, in the 3rd and 5th, in the dark.

6th row--1 horizontal bar of double knots over a fresh cord.

7th row--lay down another cord, make another horizontal bar of knots and between every second of the light double knots, loop on 1 red thread; the loop, that fastens it to the cord, taking the place of the knot.

8th row--lay down a third cord, and make 2 double knots with the red threads between the knots of ecru thread.

9th row--lay down a fourth cord, make a half knot with every red thread.

10th row--lay down a fifth cord, then make a horizontal bar of double knots, as in the 6th row; the red threads are taken to the wrong side and pa.s.sed over. Knot the ends of the threads together in cl.u.s.ters of 6, about 15 m/m. below the last cord of knots.

[Ill.u.s.tration: FIG. 566. MACRAMe GROUND. MATERIALS: Cordonnet 6 fils D.M.C Nos. 15 to 30 or Fil a dentelle D.M.C Nos. 25 to 50.[A] COLOURS: ecru and Bleu-Indigo 322, or Vert-Perroquet 697 and Rouge-ecarlate 498.[A]]

[Ill.u.s.tration: FIG. 567. Sh.e.l.l BAR. WORKING DETAIL OF FIG. 566.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: FIG. 568. OPENWORK PART OF FIG. 566.]

MACRAMe GROUND (figs. 566, 567, 568).--Fill the shuttles with the length of thread that you think will be required for the work.

1st row--knot the threads on, as in fig. 515, 4 blue and 4 ecru alternately, and make a double horizontal bar.

2nd row--beginning in the middle, make 2 flat double knots with 8 blue threads; with the 4 blue threads on the left, make a quadruple group of bars over the 4 blue threads on the right. These quadruple groups of bars, called sh.e.l.l bars are ill.u.s.trated in detail in fig. 567. Unite the blue threads at the sides by flat double knots.

The beginning and continuation of the openwork parts of the pattern are explained in fig. 568.

The threads that issue from the last group of knots are used for making the second sh.e.l.l bar, the two inner bars of which are made in ecru cotton, and the two outer in blue. When this striped sh.e.l.l bar is finished, the blue threads are again united for the openwork figure.

[Ill.u.s.tration: FIG. 569.

FRINGE WITH FOUNDATION WORKED ON THE WRONG SIDE.

MATERIALS: Coton a tricoter D.M.C Nos. 8 to 16, Cordonnet 6 fils D.M.C Nos. 5 to 25, Fil a pointer D.M.C Nos. 6 to 30, or Fil a dentelle D.M.C Nos. 25 to 50.[A]

COLOURS: White, Bleu-Indigo 311 and 312 or Gris-Amadou 385, Brun-Caroubier 356, 357.[A]]

FRINGE WITH FOUNDATION WORKED ON THE WRONG SIDE (figs. 569, 570, 571, 572).--Entire length of the threads for No. 8 of Coton a tricoter D.M.C: 80 c/m.

Knot the threads on, as in fig. 515 and after finis.h.i.+ng the horizontal bar, make from left to right, over the 1st thread, 1 double knot made with the 2nd and with the 3rd thread.

Then, over the 2nd thread, which has now become the 1st, make double knots with the 3rd, 1st, 4th and 5th thread; then, over the 3rd thread, counting now from right to left, which in the knotting on figured as the 4th: 1 double knot with the 5th and 2nd thread.