Beeton's Book of Needlework Part 60

The centre of this square is worked in point de feston as well as the border; point de toile forms the groundwork of the square in the centre, round which a row of b.u.t.ton-hole st.i.tch is worked.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 556.--Square in Guipure d'Art.]

557.--_Insertion in Guipure d'Art_.

Materials: Strip of netting of 4 holes in width; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread No. 12.

The ground of this simple pattern is worked in point d'esprit, square wheels are worked in the centre of the strip.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 557.--Insertion in Guipure d'Art.]

558 _to_ 563.--_Different Strips of Insertion, Rosettes and Lace, in Guipure d'Art_.

Materials: Fine white cotton; Messrs. Waiter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread Nos. 16 and 20.

These strips of insertion, rosettes, and borders are very suitable for ornamenting lingeries, cravats, &c. The ground of insertion, Nos. 558 and 560, is worked with fine white cotton over a fine steel knitting-needle, in slanting netting, and darned with thread in the manner seen in ill.u.s.trations. The ground of each strip is 11 rounds wide, and worked with b.u.t.ton-hole st.i.tch along the edges; the darned patterns can be worked from ill.u.s.tration.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 558.--Insertion in Guipure d'Art.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: 559.--Insertion in Guipure d'Art.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: 560.--Rosette in Guipure d'Art.]

For the rosette, No. 560, cast on 6 st.i.tches over a fine knitting-needle, and join the st.i.tches into a circle; in the 1st round work 2 st.i.tches in every st.i.tch. In the 2nd--5th rounds work 2 st.i.tches in every increased st.i.tch of the preceding round, and in every other st.i.tch 1 st.i.tch. In the 6th round take a steel knitting-needle double the size of the first, and work over it 1 st.i.tch in every st.i.tch of the preceding round. Then work the 7th round over the fine needle as follows:--

[Ill.u.s.tration: 561.--Border in Guipure d'Art.]

Draw always the second st.i.tch of 2 st.i.tches through the first, and work 1 st.i.tch in the st.i.tch which has been drawn through the first, and then 1 st.i.tch through the other st.i.tch. In the 8th round work always 2 st.i.tches in the st.i.tch between the 2 crossed st.i.tches, 1 st.i.tch in all the other st.i.tches. Lastly, darn the rosette, from ill.u.s.tration, with fine glazed cotton.

For the ground of the rosettes, ill.u.s.trations Nos. 562 and 563, cast on 6 st.i.tches, join the st.i.tches into a circle, and work then in the 1st round 2 st.i.tches in every st.i.tch; in the following 8 rounds 2 st.i.tches in every increased st.i.tch, in all the other st.i.tches 1 st.i.tch. The last (10th) round is worked without increasing. Then darn the rosettes, from ill.u.s.trations, with thread in darning st.i.tch, linen st.i.tch, and point d'esprit. The edges of the two rosettes are worked round in b.u.t.ton-hole st.i.tch; in every selvedge st.i.tch work 3 b.u.t.ton-hole st.i.tches. These two rosettes can be joined together for small couvrettes.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 562.--Rosette in Guipure d'Art.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: 563.--Rosette in Guipure d'Art.]

The ground of the border, No. 561, is formed by a strip of straight netting 9 squares wide, cut out in vand.y.k.es on one side, and worked round in b.u.t.ton-hole st.i.tch, as seen in ill.u.s.tration. This ground is darned, from No. 561, in darning st.i.tch, point d'esprit, linen st.i.tch, and ornamented with bars and wheels (See ill.u.s.tration).

[Ill.u.s.tration: 564.--Corner Border in Guipure d'Art.]

564 _and_ 565.--_Corner Borders in Guipure d'Art_.

Material: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread No. 20 for handkerchief, or No. 8 for couvrettes.

These corner borders are suitable for handkerchiefs, couvrettes, &c., or as strips of insertion for cushions or pillow-cases. They are worked with more or less fine cotton, according to the use they are meant for.

They are edged round with b.u.t.ton-hole st.i.tch on the outside, and finished off with a row of crochet purl. Work 1 double in every b.u.t.ton-hole st.i.tch; after every other st.i.tch draw out the loop on the needle about one-tenth of an inch; take out the needle and leave the loop as a purl; take up 1 loop in last double st.i.tch, and cast it off with the next double st.i.tch.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 565.--Corner Border in Guipure d'Art.]

566.--_Jewel Case, forming Pincushion_.

Materials: Deal box; satin ruche; satin ribbon; quilted satin and silk cord; guipure netting.

This case consists of a square cardboard or deal box, lined with satin, and slightly quilted; it is also covered on the top with satin, and ornamented all round with a satin ruche four-fifths of an inch wide, pleated in the manner seen in ill.u.s.tration. The top of the box is stuffed so as to form a pincushion. It is then covered with guipure d'art No. 567. Ornament all round with silk cords, and at the corners with bows of satin ribbon.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 566.--Jewel Case, with Pincushion.]

567.--_Guipure Pattern for Jewel Case_.

Materials: Netting 25 holes square; Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread No. 14.

This cover is worked in point d'esprit, point de toile, point de reprise, and point de feston. Thick dots are introduced occasionally.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 567.--Guipure Pattern for Jewel Case (No. 566).]

568.--_Parasol Cover in Guipure d'Art. (Seepage 580.)_

Materials: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread No. 20, and cotton No. 80.

For working this cover, one part of which is shown in our ill.u.s.tration two-thirds of its full size, work first a straight strip of netting for the foundation, which must count as many holes in width as are required for the width of the covering. The size of the holes depends on the size of the knitting-needle or mesh which you use. The pattern is worked with cotton No. 80, over a steel knitting-needle which measures two-fifths of an inch round. Begin the strip in one corner. Cast on 2 st.i.tches, and work in rows backwards and forwards, increasing 1 st.i.tch at the end of every row, till you have 1 st.i.tch more than the stripe is to have holes in width, on our pattern 68 st.i.tches; then work 1 row on the same number of st.i.tches, and then increase alternately 1 st.i.tch at the end of 1 row, and decrease 1 at the end of the next, till the strip is 250 st.i.tches long. The strip is finished off in a straight line at the bottom by working a certain number of rows in which the last st.i.tch remains untouched. At the beginning of the row do not work 1 st.i.tch ever the mesh, but only 1 knot in the st.i.tch of the preceding row, so that the cotton is drawn on tight. When the strip is completed, trace from No.

568 the outlines for the pattern of each of the eight parts of the parasol with double thread, in such a manner that two parts lie next to each other, but reversed, that is, the point of one part must lie next to the wide part of the next part. Then work in each part the pattern seen in ill.u.s.tration, and afterwards each part round with b.u.t.ton-hole st.i.tch, working over the double outline. Cut out the different parts, and sew them together on the wrong side with close overcast st.i.tch.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 569.--Scent Sachet in Guipure d'Art.]

569.--_Scent Sachet in Guipure d'Art_.

Materials: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Mecklenburg thread No. 18; green satin; poudre d'iris; green satin ribbon; green silk cord.

The size of the netting depends on that of the sachet. The netting must be fastened in a frame, and darned with fine thread; the flowers are worked in darning st.i.tch, and the ground in point d'esprit. The cushion is made of green satin, perfumed with poudre d'iris. When the netting has been fastened on, it is edged all round with a green satin ruche, and green silk cord, forming loops at every corner.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 570.--Square in Guipure d'Art.]