Beeton's Book of Needlework Part 55

Materials: Braid; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread Nos.

12 and 16.

These edgings can be used as a finish to insertions and other tr.i.m.m.i.n.gs or for edging couvrettes. No. 488 is worked with Sorrento wheels; the edge in two rows of point de Bruxelles, a straight thread being drawn from the end to the beginning of each scallop over which the second row is worked. No. 489 is worked with the same materials in treble point de Venise, edged by the same, and finished off with a row of point de Bruxelles, the upper edge being worked in the same way.

490.--_Design in Point Lace for Collar, Lappet, &c._

Materials: Linen braid; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread Nos. 10 and 16.

This design may be used for a variety of purposes, and is extremely effective. The princ.i.p.al st.i.tches required are given at the sides of the pattern. _a_ is Valenciennes lace, _b_ Brussels net, _c_ Venetian spotted, _d_ Sorrento edging, _e_ Mechlin wheel, _f_ English rosette, _g_ Raleigh bars.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 490.--Design in Point Lace for Collar, Lappet, &c.]

491.--_Oval for Cravats, &c._

Materials: Point lace cord; muslin; embroidery cotton; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread Nos. 14 and 18.

This beautiful oval is worked in point lace and embroidery. This is begun from the centre on the muslin by over-casting the s.p.a.ce filled by a wheel. The eyelet-holes are then worked, and the satin st.i.tch ornament raised and prepared for working. The edge, of point lace cord, is then laid on, and the under portion edged in tight and open point de Bruxelles, the centre of the circles being worked in point de Bruxelles.

The light groundwork is worked entirely in Mechlin wheels, the satin st.i.tch being worked when these are completed. This pattern can be enlarged and applied to many purposes. The muslin is cut away when the whole work is finished.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 491.--Oval Pattern for Ornamenting Cravats, &c.]

492.--_Point Lace Tr.i.m.m.i.n.g for Square Bodice_.

Materials: Braid; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread No.

12 or 20.

We give two sizes of thread, as this design is capable of many uses, and the size of the thread differs with these. The pattern is worked in English rosettes and bars (see No. 467). No. 488 edging looks well with this pattern.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 492.--Point Lace Tr.i.m.m.i.n.g for Square Bodice.]

493--_Point Lace Collar._

Materials: Fine braid or cord; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread No. 22.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 493--Point Lace Collar.]

Set on the braid or cord by pa.s.sing a thread through a hole p.r.i.c.ked in the pattern over the braid and out again through the same hole. Edge the braid with point de Bruxelles, the design being filled by Mechlin wheels, Sorrento wheels, point de feston, and the mixed st.i.tch shown in No. 494, which is composed of d'Alencon and Sorrento bars, and is easily worked. Those who cannot work Mechlin wheels easily, can subst.i.tute close English, as shown in ill.u.s.tration No. 495. The bars are Sorrento.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 494.--D'Alencon and Sorrento Bars.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: 495.--Close English Wheels.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: 496--Point Lace Collar.]

496.--_Point Lace Collar._

Materials: Fine braid or cord; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread No. 22.

This collar is worked in the same way as No. 493, though the st.i.tches vary. The Grecian line is worked in point de reprise, the pattern in close English wheels, point de reprise, point de Bruxelles, English rosettes, and Raleigh bars.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 497.--Point Lace Lappet.]

497.--_Point Lace Lappet._

Materials: Braid; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread No.

16 or 24, according to the fineness required.

This lappet is exceedingly pretty. It is composed of the following st.i.tches:--Point d'Alencon, point de tulle, English rosettes, Sorrento bars, d'Alencon bars, dotted Venise bars, and the fancy st.i.tch point d'Anvers, which is not a true point lace st.i.tch, but which is much employed in modern point.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 497.--Point Lace Lappet.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: 498.--Point d'Anvers.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: 499.--Point Grecque.]

Point Grecque is another useful variety of fancy st.i.tch, and so easily worked as to be a favourite st.i.tch with beginners.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 500.--Letter A in Point Lace.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: 501.--Letter A Enlarged.]

_500 to 502.--Alphabet in Point Lace. (See endpapers.)_

Materials: Point lace cord; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread No. 36.

This alphabet is useful for marking pocket-handkerchiefs, and for initials for sachets, &c. The cord is laid upon the pattern and p.r.i.c.ked out by pa.s.sing a thread up through a hole over the cord, and back through the same hole; then pa.s.s on to the next hole, and repeat. The holes should be about an eighth of an inch apart, or nearer when the pattern is finely convoluted. The letters are worked in point de Bruxelles, point d'Alencon, and dotted Sorrento bars. No. 501 shows the letter A greatly enlarged, to show the mode of working.

TABLE OF THREADS SUITED TO VARIOUS ARTICLES WORKED IN POINT LACE.

|----------------------------------|-------------------| |Caps | 36 " " | |Collars | 30 " " | |Couvrettes | 2 4 6 | |Cravats | 18 30 " | |D'Oyleys | 8 10 12 | |Dress Trimmimgs | 22 30 " | |Edgings | 14 30 " | |Handkerchiefs | 30 36 40 | |Insertions, coa.r.s.e | 6 8 12 | | " fine | 24 30 " | |----------------------------------|-------------------|

Point lace cord runs about twelve yards to the hank.