The ladies' complete guide to crochet, fancy knitting, and needlework

Chapter 76: [Fig. 2.] TO CONTAIN INITIALS.

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The manual opens with a brief history of needle arts and proceeds to clear, elementary instruction and a dictionary of technical terms, enabling readers to learn stitches and techniques quickly. It provides step-by-step guidance and patterns across crochet, fancy knitting, tatting, embroidery, Berlin wool and point lace, with designs ranging from simple edgings and collars to intricate doilies, nets, bags, scarves, infant caps, and anti-macassars. Illustrative patterns and explanations cover materials, stitches, insertions, and border treatments, aiming to teach both basic execution and more elaborate decorative motifs for domestic handiwork.

EMBROIDERY ON CAMBRIC.

[Fig. 1.]
SUITABLE FOR THE CORNER OF A HANDKERCHIEF.

Materials.—Ingrain red and white embroidery cotton, No. 80.

The design may be traced on the cambric from that given in the Engraving, and then worked in raised satin stitch; the flowers (excepting the calyxes) in red cotton, and the leaves, stems, and calyxes in white. The little dots in the flowers are raised.

[Fig. 2.]
TO CONTAIN INITIALS.

Materials.—Either the same as in the proceeding, or white embroidery cotton only. For a morning handkerchief, it would look very well in scarlet, the initials only being in white. The little rounds in this design are eyelet-holes very neatly sewed over.