The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 64 pages of information about The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850.

The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 64 pages of information about The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850.

4th round (with the second shade). 5 single, 11 chain, miss 7; repeat all round.—­

5th round.  Work a stitch of double crochet in each of the chain-stitches, and in the first two of the single of last round, 5 chain, unite to the single in the ring which this forms; work 1 single, 3 chain, 2 long, 3 chain, 2 long, 1 double long, 2 long, 3 chain, 2 long, 3 chain, 1 single, work 2 double in the 2 single; repeat all round.—­

6th round (with the darkest shade). 1 single in the centre of the 11 chain-stitches, 9 chain, 1 single in double long, 9 chain; repeat.—­

7th round.  Double crochet in every stitch of last round.

For the Forget-me-nots.—­With drab make a chain of 6 stitches, unite, and into this ring work 3 long stitches, 3 chain-stitches; repeat four times more.  Make a chain of 5 stitches for the stem, and fasten off.

For the Leaves.—­Make a chain of 15 stitches, work 11 double crochet down this chain, pass the thread under the stalk, and draw it through the 12 stitch on the opposite side.  Work 1 long stitch into each of the next 3 loops; 4 chain-stitches, (a) 1 single crochet into the next loop; 1 long stitch into the following loop; 2 double long into the next; 1 treble long into the next; 2 double long, 1 single long, 4 chain; repeat from (a) to the 1 treble long, which brings you to the point of leaf.  Work on the reverse side 2 double long, 1 long, 1 single, (a) 4 chain, 1 single, 2 double long, 1 long, 1 single; repeat from (a), and finish by working down the stem. 27 forget-me-nots and 12 leaves will be required.  Cut a paper pattern the size and shape required; tack the centre of serviette to this, the right side to the paper, arrange the leaves and flowers as indicated in illustration; work stems for the flowers in chain-stitch, and to this attach each flower; work between the flowers and the leaves in button-hole stitch, and sew the leaves and flowers to the centre.

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[Illustration:  No. 5.  MUSIC STOOL COVER]

[Illustration:  No. 9.  COVER FOR ALBUM.]

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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-stitch, as also are the stems of the shamrocks and foliage.

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NETTING

12.  A LONG PURSE IN HONEYCOMB PATTERN.

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