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The workwoman's guide

Chapter 807: ON KNITTING.
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A practical manual offering clear, step-by-step guidance for novices in cutting out and making clothing and household textiles. It supplies measured patterns reproduced both as cut-out shapes and finished forms, scalable by a marked square system, and covers infant garments, dress components, bonnet-making, knitting, straw plaiting, house linen, and basic upholstery. Emphasis is placed on economy, neatness, and methods that shorten labor, with instructions designed for self-teaching and school instruction. The author argues that domestic skill promotes thrift, order, and household comfort, and provides accessible techniques and moral encouragement for readers seeking greater domestic efficiency.

ON KNITTING.

  • Page
  • General Observations 237
  • Knitting Pins ib.
  • Materials for Knitting ib.
  • On Knitting Stitches 238
  • —— —— Binding, 240
  • —— —— Casting on stitches, 238
  • —— —— Common knitting stitch, 239
  • —— —— Dutch common stitch, ib.
  • —— —— Finishing off, ib.
  • —— —— Narrowing, ib.
  • —— —— Slipping a stitch, ib.
  • —— —— Turns for stitches, 240
  • —— —— Turn or seam stitch, 239
  • —— —— Welting, 240
  • —— —— Widening, 239
  • Fancy Stitches, 240
  • —— —— Berlin wire or insertion, ib.
  • —— —— Chain stitch, ib.
  • —— —— —— —— two coloured, ib.
  • —— —— Cross-stitch pattern, ib.
  • —— —— —— —— Open, ib.
  • —— —— Crowsfoot stitch, ib.
  • —— —— Curb stitch, ib.
  • —— —— Diamond stitch, ib.
  • —— —— —— —— Embossed, ib.
  • —— —— Double knitting, ib.
  • —— —— Another kind, ib.
  • —— —— Another kind, ib.
  • —— —— —— Imitation, ib.
  • —— —— Fantail stitch, ib.
  • —— —— French stitch, ib.
  • —— —— —— Raised, ib.
  • —— —— Hem open, ib.
  • —— —— Herring-bone stitch, ib.
  • —— —— Another kind, ib.
  • —— —— Hexagon embossed, ib.
  • —— —— Honey-comb, ib.
  • —— —— Huckaback, or rough-cast, ib.
  • —— —— Lace wave stitch, ib.
  • —— —— Ladder, ornamental, ib.
  • —— —— Muffatee stitch, new, 240
  • —— —— Network, imitation, 244
  • —— —— New stitch, ib.
  • —— —— Nondescript, ib.
  • —— —— Open stitch, plain, ib.
  • —— —— —— —— Improved, ib.
  • —— —— Plat, common, ib.
  • —— —— Purse stitch, ib.
  • —— —— Rib-stitch, elastic, ib.
  • —— Two colours, ib.
  • —— —— Rug stitch, ib.
  • —— —— Shawl stitch, ib.
  • Fringes Knit, ib.
  • —— —— Plain, ib.
  • —— —— Beautiful on border, ib.
  • —— —— Very pretty, ib
  • —— —— For a Shawl, ib.
  • —— —— For Curtains, ib.
  • Armlet, 262
  • Bags, 270
  • Blankets, 271
  • Bonnet, or hood, 269
  • Boa or ruff, spiral knit, 276
  • Bosom Friend, 275
  • Boot, ribbed, 257
  • —— For infants, 258
  • —— Night, ib.
  • —— Square night, 260
  • —— Derby jail, 259
  • Border and Corner, handsome for Shawl, 272
  • Braid, open, 270
  • Braces, for Gentlemen, 275
  • Cap, Infant’s, 268
  • —— Another, ib.
  • —— Gentleman‘s night, 269
  • —— Gentleman’s silk travelling, 273
  • —— Travelling knit silk,
  • —— Knee, 260
  • —— Swiss, 276
  • Comforter, 264
  • —— Another, 264
  • —— Another, ib.
  • Coverlet, 271
  • Doyleys, Cotton, ib.
  • —— —— Other sorts, ib.
  • Flower stand Covers, 278
  • Frill, 263
  • Garters, 255
  • Gloves, Large size, 261
  • Habit-Shirt, 264
  • Handkerchief, ib.
  • —— Small half, 265
  • Heel, to wear in snow, 258
  • Hood, or Bonnet for a baby, 269
  • Kettle Holders, 270
  • Light Scarf, 277
  • Mats, 270
  • —— Another kind, 271
  • Mittens, 261
  • —— For driving in, ib.
  • —— For Infants, ib.
  • Muffatees, 264
  • —— Another kind, ib.
  • —— Another kind, ib.
  • —— Another kind, ib.
  • Napkin Rings, 275
  • Petticoat, for a child, 274
  • Pen Wiper, 278
  • Reticule Bag, 273
  • Rings, for dinner napkins, 275
  • Ruff, 263
  • Scarf, ib.
  • —— Light, 277
  • —— Another, 263
  • Shoe, over, 258
  • —— Another pretty kind, 258
  • Slippers, Infant’s, 256
  • Snow Heels, 258
  • Socks, Night, 259
  • —— For invalids, ib.
  • —— For infants, 255
  • —— For grown-up persons, ib.
  • —— Child’s long, 257
  • —— Child’s improved, 277
  • —— Neat night, 260
  • —— Several kinds, 256
  • —— Another sort, 255
  • Sofa, Foot warmer, 273
  • —— Shawl for Invalids, 275
  • Sole, For inside of Shoe, 260
  • Stays For Children, 274
  • Stockings, 253
  • —— Proportions for, ib.
  • —— Scales for, 254
  • —— Child’s first, 257
  • Shawl, For a Baby, 268
  • —— For a Sofa, 275
  • —— Honey-Comb, 265
  • —— Fantail border and corners, 272
  • Spiral Boa or Ruff, 276
  • Swiss Cap, 276
  • Tippet, 266
  • Purse, ib.
  • —— Another, 267
  • —— Another, ib.
  • —— Another, ib.
  • —— Another very pretty, ib.
  • Watch Guard, Silk, 274
  • Zephyr, or Baby’s Shawl, 268
  • Zephyrine, or Soft Bonnet, 267

ON STRAW PLATTING.

  • Page
  • Straw Platting, 278
  • —— —— General Observations, ib.
  • Bleaching Box, 279
  • Bonnet Stand, 280
  • Box Iron, 280
  • Mill for Rolling the Plat, 279
  • Straw Splitter, 281
  • Straw, on Preparing, ib.
  • —— on Bleaching, ib.
  • —— on Dyeing Black, ib.
  • —— Another Black Dye, 282
  • Tin Dyeing Kettle, 280
  • Directions for Platting, 282
  • Plats in General use, 283
  • —— —— of 3, ib.
  • —— —— Another, 284
  • —— —— of 4, ib.
  • —— —— Angular 4, ib.
  • —— —— of 5, ib.
  • —— —— of 6, ib.
  • —— —— Another, ib.
  • —— —— of 7, 285
  • —— —— Another, ib.
  • —— —— Another, ib.
  • —— —— of 8, ib.
  • —— —— Another, ib.
  • —— —— Another, ib.
  • —— —— of 9, ib.
  • —— —— Another, 285
  • —— —— Another, ib.
  • —— —— of 10, 286
  • —— —— Another, ib.
  • —— —— of 11, ib.
  • —— —— Another, ib.
  • —— —— Another, ib.
  • —— —— Another, ib.
  • —— —— of 12, ib.
  • —— —— of 13, ib.
  • —— —— Another, ib.
  • —— —— Another, 287
  • —— —— of 14, ib.
  • —— —— of 15, ib.
  • —— —— Another, ib.
  • —— —— of 16, ib.
  • Hollow Spiral Plat, ib.
  • Articles made of Straw Plat, 288
  • Bonnets, 289
  • —— On cleaning, ib.
  • —— On turning, 290
  • Hats, ib.
  • —— Tuscan, 287
  • Leghorn, English imitation, 288
  • Mats, 290
  • Stiffening, 289
  • —— Made of Vellum, ib.
  • —— —— of Bone-dust, ib.

THOMAS EVANS, PRINTER,
30, COLMORE ROW, BIRMINGHAM.