Beeton's Book of Needlework Part 58

This rosette is worked in point de toile and small wheels. A larger wheel occupies the centre, and is ornamented with a round of overcast.

530.--_Quarter of a Square in Guipure d'Art_.

Materials: One guipure frame; Mecklenburg thread Nos. 6 and 12; needle No. 7.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 530.--Quarter of a Square in Guipure d'Art.]

This pattern shows, in full size, one quarter of a square in guipure d'art. The outer border is in point d'esprit, then comes a border in linen st.i.tch. There are large stars in the corners; these stars are worked in raised darning st.i.tch only, and fastened on the netting at the points of each brand; in the centre of the star there is a wheel (see No. 515) edged with b.u.t.ton-hole st.i.tch. The pattern for the centre, one quarter of which only is seen in the ill.u.s.tration, consists of 4 branches forming small triangles in point de Bruxelles, 4 open-worked stars or wheels worked over 4 holes of the netting, and a four-branched centre of point de feston with a wheel in the middle.

531 _and_ 532.--_Square Patterns in Guipure d'Art_.

Materials: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s linen thread No. 2 for the netting, and their Mecklenburg thread for the guipure st.i.tches No. 8.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 531.--Square Pattern in Guipure d'Art.]

No. 531. The outer border of this pretty square is worked in point d'esprit, the inner border in point de toile; then follows a round of small wheels or rosettes.

For these, fasten the cotton to one of the knots of the first square st.i.tch of this round, work one loop upon each of the three other knots, so as to form a slanting cross; then work round the centre point of the cross, pa.s.sing alternately under and over its branches, then twist the cotton over the threads of the foundation until the next square is reached, and begin another wheel.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 532.--Square Pattern in Guipure d'Art.]

The centre of No. 531 is composed of wheels and point de reprise; the pattern round the centre is worked in point de feston, differing a little from that given on pages 505 and 506, but the ill.u.s.tration clearly shows the difference.

No. 532 has similar borders to No. 531; the centre is occupied by a star (see page 512) in point de feston; four large wheels surround this; the square st.i.tches between are filled with small wheels and with groups of long loops, fastened together in sheaves. Point d'esprit and point de toile, worked one way only, complete this square.

533 _to_ 536.--_Four Patterns in Guipure d'Art_.

Material: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread No. 2 or 16, according to the size of the work.

These four patterns will be found useful for filling up small squares, or for varying the usual groundwork of point d'esprit.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 533.--Pattern in Guipure d'Art.]

No. 533 is a succession of point de feston st.i.tches, which half fill each square of the netting. This pattern must be worked with great regularity.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 534.--Pattern in Guipure d'Art.]

No. 534 consists of a kind of double point d'esprit.

No. 535 is a thread twisted and taken _across_ each square, and resembles lace st.i.tches.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 535.--Pattern in Guipure d'Art.]

No. 536 is a succession of small close wheels, intermingled with point d'esprit. This grounding is very effective.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 536.--Pattern in Guipure d'Art.]

537.--_Lace Border for Veils, &c_.

Materials: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread No. 16; strip of square netting of the required length; oblong frame.

This simple border is easily and quickly worked. The edge is overcast, the ground worked in point d'esprit, the border in point de toile, and the pattern in point de reprise. When completed the netting is cut away from the overcast edge.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 537.--Lace Border for Veils, &c.]

538 _and_ 538_a_.--_Squares in Guipure d'Art_.

Materials: 2 squares of netting of 8 holes; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread No. 10 or 16, according to the fineness required.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 538.--Square in Guipure d'Art.]

These squares are very pretty for cravat ends, cuffs, or handkerchiefs.

They are worked on netting with very fine cotton in the usual manner, beginning on two st.i.tches in one corner The different st.i.tches of the guipure darning can be distinctly seen in ill.u.s.tration, and are point de feston, point de reprise, point de toile, and point d'esprit on No. 538, and the same st.i.tches surround a wheel in No. 538_a_.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 538_a_.--Square in Guipure d'Art.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: 539.--Guipure d'Art Insertion.]

539.--_Insertion in Guipure d'Art_.

Materials: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread Nos. 8 to 16; strip of netting length, required.

This insertion is worked in point de toile, and wheels worked in point de feston. The ground in point d'esprit.

540 _and_ 541.--_Square in Guipure Point de Venise (Reticella)_

Materials: Coa.r.s.e or fine linen; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread No. 4 or 12.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 540.--Square in Point de Venise.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: 541.--Quarter Square in Reticella Work (Enlarged).]

This square is worked in the so-called point de Venise, together with other squares; it is very pretty for covers, toilet cushions, &c. It is worked on coa.r.s.e or fine linen, according to the use you wish to make of it. Prepare a square piece of linen, by drawing out long and cross threads, so as to form perfect squares. In the pattern No. 540, which is worked on fine linen, 28 threads have been drawn out, both the long and cross way; 8 squares are formed in this way each time that 28 threads have been drawn out; leave 7 or 8 threads of the ground, which form the framework. Then fasten the piece of linen on cardboard, and work close b.u.t.ton-hole st.i.tch round the inner edge Then work with darning st.i.tch over the long and cross threads of the ground.