Wichita eagle., 1890-01-30

Iengthwise witlathresd, moderately full. Ike
shuttle.
To begin and Auet, pin a foundation loop
fast to cushion b. table cover. What you
want is firm starA ng point. This may be
DISPENSED with afteroshe work is sufficiently
advanced. Tie the enA of the working thread,
that wound On the need fast to the founda-
ton loop and take the ma h stick in the left
hand, holdingit between q 70 thumb andfore-
finger. Take the needle IL the right hand,
pass the thread downward on er the stick and
the extended fingers; bring A. up over the
outside Of the fingers, then fogA ward between
the thumb and foreanger, betwa n which the
loose loop thus made is held tigh tly for the
present.
Now throw the thread down again over the
outside of the hand, bring the needle \ towards
you, pass it upward through the lo< 'p held
over the fingers, under the mesh stick,
through the foundation loop and in froAN vt OF
the thread proceeding from tine thumb. Now
gradually draw the needle through. so as<to
form a knot and a loop over the mesh stick
The stick regulates the size of the loop. Only
practice can teach you just how to do this
Make another loop just like the first In the
foundation loop. Then draw out the stick:
make another row in the same way, making
one more loop in each row. Work in each
loop of the preceding row, just as you did in
the foundation loop. The work thus proceeds
diagonally, but the meshes pull out square
If desired netting can be started on a long
string, instead Of q foundation hoop. Variety
can be introduced by using sticks or threads
of several sizes in alienation. In wool or
silk several colors may be used and beads
tackled on the knots or narrow ribbon run IN
Netting is frequently used for shoulder capes,
tides, babies caps, etc. To make the~crown
of a baby's cap do about thirty loops in arrow,
then run thread through and draw up m
circle. Around this work as many rows,of
loops as may be desired. Netting is often
edged off with ornamental crochet stitches.
With stout Irvine, like macrame cord, any girl
or boy might net a fishing meteor hammock
Filet proper is coarse, square meshed net
ting of linen thread. To make guipure dart
the filet is first mounted on a frame. A suit
able frame can be made by bending wire
into the shape of square or rectangle, joining
the ends carefully and covering the wire
smoothly with old silk or muslin sewed over
the wire liketubing. Over thisopen parallel
ogram stretch out the filet, sewing or lacing
the edges firmly to the covering.
The f1let is TO be filed in with lace stitches,
some of which you already know. You know
that point de Bruxelles, or Brussels point, is
a loose buttonhole stitch, so loose that the
stitches hang down in loops or picots
Now, if you make two rows of this, cross
ing each other so that the loops are turned in
opposite directions, you have made point
d'esprit. II you, examine piece Of antique
lace you will see that its ground Is largely
covered with this stitch
Another common stitch is plain in and out
darning. But done evenly and carefully, it
becomes an artstitch, known as point de tone.
Point de feston is also lGnd of darning, but
it is done over the.corner of a square, with a
succession of loops over the foundation
threads. Point de feston and 1t de
RruxelleS can be grouped or con ed in
various ways, to form blocks, stars and other
patterns.
Point de reprise is used chiefly in making
leaves, petals, ETC. Stretch two or three
threads over one or more squares, then darn
in and out over these threads. All of these
stitches are exceedingly simple. With the
present hints, all that you need in order to
learn them is to examined piece of antique
lace. Wheels are sometimes introduced.
These are the very same as used in point lace.
i~1So-ooiOOuou uone III SIN al e SoHieLiLheS III
troduced into art embroidery. ] have seen a
sattern initiating antique lace, the squares
Of filet outlined upon plush foundation and
hen worked over with point de feston.
The edge of antique lace is finished off with
close buttonhole stitch The scallops are cut
out in square points, following, of course, the
character of the neshes. Netting may be
cut any length or width convenient, as it
does not ravel out.--MargaTet B.. Harvey in
Times