New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-18

used in the directions for knitting and crocheting
or have YOU them published Iii any Dack humpeLs VI
your paper and what are the prices III So Piea'D
let mo know as am DESTROYS of obtaining theih'
The whole series of TRIBUNE hnlttihg anu IL
Extras NAV be procured from tins once IoI enV
small of 80 cents. In these our Of the
Will find explicit directions for making many VI io
stitches mentioned and many explanations Vi hi
The promised article on terms ior ~ NJ
shortly appear. This Is also Tor l. ID. Nl2.
NJ of PbiladplDhia can on addressing THE TRIBUNE
and enclosing 30 cents receive these BOOKS OS eA'
mail.
TUREAD.-C. NJ. c. writes: "Will someone tell
me where Marshall q Co.'s linen thread Is manu-
facturedl The address on the spools is Simply
Shrewsbury and as there arc four cities oil thaV
name in the United States ! do not know when ne
to send TO- Ii is the best for knitting faces 1idu
have We; used, being very soft ana slTone, I U'i
only succeed in getting 1t in white, ana VGI nut
wish ecrno 1t Is doubtless Shrewsbury, Lnglahu'
very fine kind of linen thread of French make can
be had at 256 Grand-st., y. I.
POINT NEIGE.-Mrs NJ, Great Darlington, asks
what Point Nege, III crochet, is. Substantially thlS
is the same stitch as Star or Fan Stitch, described
in The WOmens Extra No. 81, p /. II Is Mci
adapted for petticOats Jackets shawls and the IKE
and NAV be worked thus: Make cham as long Is
required. Tnr, and take up as IN .ghan sut f
the 3rd 4th. 5th, 9th and 7th chains rom lhc
needle and draw the wool through all the SIX loOpS
at once then ch., take up the IN ana ora Oh lne
3 ch the loop drawn through the sllclgS-a soII
of little eyeet-hOle and the two next en- ol nc
foundation draw the wool through all. hepeai III
this way TO the end and break of. Join the wool at
the beginning of the row, make . en-, take up the
first 9 of these chain, the ch. on the point UNI
derncath, aud draw the wool through men
ch take up the I'd and Sd of these . en-, the io4p
through the SIX stItches-the cyeet-hOle, the : en-
on the next point and draw wool through all at
once. Repeat from :. In working i'll rounds Tor
pcttcoat the work is joined at the end OF each
round, then 5 ch, and go on as directed ABOVE
without breaking of or turning back
GOLD BEADs.-Mrs. d., Xenia, writes "Can Al
minimum gold beads be had in Newlork' If so,
where9 | mean the k nd used i'll making silk purses
for coin. Can the band of the same metal De had
tOoi" Gold beads for purses, known as emDrola-
erv beads, can be had, and also goid bands ETC. 10
match. There is also bTOnze-ilke bead calleu
Cashmere, but no corresponding bands. Inc gOiu
clasps and fringe for coin purse range from 60 cents
upward and the beads from 20 cents to 20 cents 4
bunch according to SIZE. Write Theodore GOetze
q Co.. 256 Graud-st., for further particulars.
OAK-LEAF LAcE.-M. L. w. will find a descrip-
ton of Oak-Leaf Lace in TRIBUNE EXTRA NO. %,
prcc ten cents.
SILK RAG WEAvING.-Mrs. S. W. ID. kindly sends
response TO the inquiries about silk carpet or cur
tain weaving She sends the address of a weaver IN
this city which will be gwen TO any O"e applying 10
this department She says: 1T takes one pound ana
an ounce OF rags for yard, the width beng yaIu
| cut my own an inch wlue, but have seen II woven
hall as VIDE Ii looks heavier ana tnnk beltcr
when wider | woud suggest that good erect
NAV be got 10y having border, top and bottom III
rows of solid color, and centre OF short pieces, OF
various lengths and OF as great variety Oh color' 10
possible
H. HIS LACE.-Several letters have been received
in regard to this Ia e. of which is the following
"In n recent 'Scrap-Bag' there is pattern of Tor
cbon lace given by II. II. As far "a the direeuo ;
90 1t is a very pretty lace but the pattern Is not
completed, and III the 9th row there Is mistake
Would the lady who furnished the directions he
kind enough to complete themT
SLIpPLR-HoLDER.-B. Il. +. writes: 81 always
look forward to the coming of THE TRIBUNE and
open first at the fancy-work column, haven't yet
seen any directions for Slippcr-noders.' VIII some
friend WnO has made these in crochet or knitting
give dlrectionsi Will b. X. I. explain what sort
of crochet hose" she means
STOCKING KNITrING.-We know of no better man
ua on stocking knitting than TRIBUNE EXTRA No.
10 and its pri e, 10 cents. places 1t within the
reach OF everybody.