Beeton's Book of Needlework Part 57

[Ill.u.s.tration: 516.--Star.]

No. 518 is more elaborate, and is worked thus:--Begin at the place marked _a_; twist the linen thread 3 times round the nearest thread, draw it on to the knot _b_; repeat this 3 times, following the order of the letters; twist the linen thread also between the threads, as can be seen from the ill.u.s.tration, and fasten it underneath the knot _a_; for the wheel fasten on the cotton afresh and work the remaining pattern in darning st.i.tch (point de reprise).

[Ill.u.s.tration: 517.--Star.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: 518.--Star.]

No. 520 consists of a double cross formed by twisted loops of linen thread. Copy these loops exactly from ill.u.s.tration 520 One part of the straight cross lies underneath, then comes the slanting cross, and lastly, the other part of the straight cross.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 519.--Detail of Star.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: 520.--Star.]

In the centre the loops of linen thread are fastened with two rounds of st.i.tches. (See ill.u.s.tration 520).

OVERCAST St.i.tCH is worked like embroidery overcast, and forms the stems of the flowers and leaves of guipure d'art; it is worked over one or two coa.r.s.e threads. It is employed in No. 530, and forms the triangles in the centre of the middle squares.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 521.--Insertion in Guipure d'Art.]

521.--_Insertion in Guipure d'Art._

Materials: Guipure frame netting of 6 holes wide; Mecklenburg thread No.

8 or 10; needle No. 7.

For the netted foundation, which is six holes wide, begin at one corner with 2 st.i.tches, work 5 rows, at the end of each of which increase 1 st.i.tch, continue to work the strip with the same number of st.i.tches, alternately decreasing 1 at the end of one row and increasing 1 at the end of the next. For decreasing net 2 st.i.tches together, for increasing net 2 st.i.tches in the same hole. When the strip is sufficiently long, complete it by decreasing in the same proportion as the increasing at the beginning. As the pattern is so clearly shown in the ill.u.s.tration, it will be very easy to work from it. It is worked in point de feston and star wheels; the border is in point d'esprit. The insertion is finished on either side with a row of b.u.t.ton-hole st.i.tches.

522.--_Lace Border in Guipure D'Art_.

Material: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread No. 8 or 10.

This border may be used for various purposes; it makes a pretty edging for toilet cus.h.i.+ons if worked in fine thread, and looks equally well for tr.i.m.m.i.n.g couvrettes, &c., in No. 2 thread. The netting is nine holes wide, the st.i.tches employed are point d'esprit and point de feston, the edge is in b.u.t.ton-hole st.i.tch, the netted ground is cut away outside the scallops.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 522.--Lace Border in Guipure d'Art.]

523.--_Square for D'Oyley_

Materials: Frame; 1 square of netting; Mecklenburg reel thread Nos. 8 and 10; needle No. 6.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 523.--Pattern of Square for D'Oyley.]

This square may be used to form part of a couvrette, or a d'oyley, or pincus.h.i.+on. The three other corners of the square are worked exactly like the one seen in ill.u.s.tration; the rosette in the centre is shown in full size. The square is worked in point d'esprit, linen st.i.tch, and point de reprise. Each of the leaves of the foliage is worked in one hole of the netting; they are worked by throwing the cotton three times across the hole, and working darning st.i.tch on them. The stem is worked in overcast on the thread of the netting. The daisy in the centre is worked like the leaves, each leaf taking up one or more holes of the netting.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 524.--Corner Border in Guipure d'Art.]

524 _and_ 525.--_Corner Borders in Guipure d'Art_.

Materials: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread No. 2 for couvrettes, No. 8 for pillow-cases, No. 16 for lace edgings.

These corner borders are suitable for pillow-cases or small couvrettes; the st.i.tches worked on these patterns are linen st.i.tch, darning st.i.tch, point de Bruxelles, and wheels. The edge is formed by b.u.t.ton-hole st.i.tches. The netting is cut away after these are worked.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 525.--Corner Border in Guipure d'Art.]

526.--_Strip of Insertion in Guipure d'Art._

Material: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread No. 8.

This strip of insertion is 8 st.i.tches wide, and is worked in zigzag lines of point de feston, with a border of point d'esprit and point de toile; a four-point star occupies the centre of the triangle left by the zigzag line. This pattern is so easy to work that it hardly needs description, the only part requiring care being the squares of point de feston; these are begun in the centre, and the thread should be drawn rather tightly so as to form a good square.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 526.--Pattern for a strip of Insertion in Guipure d'Art.]

527.--_Small Square_.

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

4, 6, or 8 for the netting, and No. 16 for the pattern.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 527.--Small Square.]

Work over a mesh measuring 2-1/10 inch round the foundation of each square, which has seven st.i.tches in length, and as many in breadth. It is embroidered in darning st.i.tch, and point d'esprit, and wheels. The outer edge is worked round in b.u.t.ton-hole st.i.tch. Larger squares are worked in the same manner, only a few rows larger in length and breadth.

The squares are fastened together with a few st.i.tches, and sewn on the pincus.h.i.+on or any article they are intended to ornament.

528.--_Insertion in Guipure d'Art_.

Materials: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread No. 8, or 16 for very fine work.

This strip of insertion is very pretty, and can be used for all kinds of lingeries. The size of the material depends, of course, on the use to be made of the insertion. The guipure pattern is worked in linen st.i.tch and point d'esprit, the raised leaves in darning st.i.tch. The edges are worked round with b.u.t.ton-hole st.i.tches.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 528.--Insertion in Guipure d'Art.]

529.--_Rosette in Guipure d'Art._

[Ill.u.s.tration: 529.--Rosette in Guipure d'Art.]

Material: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread No. 6.