The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850 Part 3

EMBROIDERY

11. SCREEN.

_Materials--Black satin, three shades of green chenille, three shades of brown chenille gold twist, and gold beads_.

Work the shamrocks with the green chenille, veining the leaves with gold twist; the foliage in the background is also worked with green chenille. The framework of the harp is executed with beads, and the strings with twist. The wolf-hound is worked with brown chenille in embroidery-st.i.tch, as also are the stems of the shamrocks and foliage.

NETTING

12. A LONG PURSE IN HONEYCOMB PATTERN.

_Materials--Three skeins of coa.r.s.e purse silk, either a rich green, dark blue, or cerise, according to fancy; mesh No. 12_.

For the length, you will require a foundation of 72 st.i.tches.

_1st row_. Net plain.--

_2d row_. Net the 2d st.i.tch, then the 1st, now net the 4th, and afterwards the 3d; continue in this way to the end of the row.--

_3d row_. The first and every alternate st.i.tch of last row will appear to be twisted, into which net 1 st.i.tch; but into 2d and every other net 2; repeat to the end of the row.--

_4th row_. Net plain, leaving the extra st.i.tches of last row unnetted; these 4 rows form the pattern, which must be repeated fourteen times more; join one-third of the rows together at each side, net 2 rows round the opening with a No. 21 mesh, draw up the ends, and finish with steel ta.s.sels and slides.

CROCHET.

13. GERMAN KNITTING-BAG.

_Materials--Green and puce Berlin wool (four shades of green and three of puce), three skeins of each shade, and four skeins of black wool. One pair of ta.s.sels of corresponding colours, and a quarter of a yard of morocco leather for lining, will also be required_.

Work in double-st.i.tch crochet, pa.s.sing the hook through both the upper and under loop of the st.i.tch of the preceding row. With black make a chain nine inches in length. Work 1 row; work 2 rows with each shade of green, commencing with the darkest; work 2 rows with black, then work 1 row with each shade of puce, commencing at the darkest. Work five stripes with each colour, and in working the last row but one of black work 3 chain, miss 3, fourteen st.i.tches from each end. These form b.u.t.ton-holes.

_For the Ends_.--With darkest green make a chain of 9 st.i.tches; unite, and work two rounds, increasing in every st.i.tch in the first and every alternate in the second round. Work two rounds with each of the other shades, increasing always in the same st.i.tch. Work one round with black, one with the lightest puce, then one with black. Work a second end in the same manner.

_For the Handle_.--With black make a chain fourteen inches in length.

Work one row with the second shade of green, one with the mid shade of puce, then one with the third shade of green, and one again with black.

Crochet in the ends to the body of the bag. Line with leather. Sew on the handle, the ta.s.sels, and also two b.u.t.tons on the side opposite to the b.u.t.ton-holes. Sew gimp round the joining at the ends, or work 3 plain st.i.tches, 9 chain, miss 4, with black wool.--

_2d row_. 1 st.i.tch of double crochet in every st.i.tch.

EMBROIDERY

14. CIGAR-CASE.

_Materials--Dark crimson velvet, or cachmere and gold twist or embroidery silk; if the latter, three shades of green, three of rose, three of blue, three of yellow, three of violet, and two of brown will be requisite_.

Draw the pattern on the material with a white crayon, and work in embroidery-st.i.tch with gold twist or the silks, as may be preferred; if the silks are used, work the leaves with the shades of green, the stems with brown, the pansy with the shades of violet and yellow, the buds of the rose with the greens and the rose-colours, and the forget-me-nots with blue, carefully blending the shades as may be suggested by the taste of the worker. Finish with a row of gold twist sewed round the edge of the case.

EMBROIDERY

15. COLLAR AU FESTON.

_Materials--Cambric muslin and French working-cotton No. 80, or black silk and fine sewing-silk_.

Having drawn the pattern on the material, work the lines and the edge in b.u.t.ton-hole st.i.tch; then cut out the s.p.a.ces between the lines, leaving only the parts which are worked.

[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 10. SERVIETTE]

[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 11. SCREEN.]

[Ill.u.s.tration No. 12. LONG PURSE IN HONEYCOMB PATTERN.]