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HEARTH AnD
Useful and Fancy Work
Conducted by M. E. Bradford
copied, is illustrated.
To my Hearth and Home friends, old and new: Dur-
fog the coming year, let u to make this depart
Tuent, dear to us all, better titaa it has ever been,
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Allustration,
Work the reputation for
having the very best of everything in the way o!
neellework. Ifyou can suggest aoy improvement,
Please do so, Until further notice contributors of
especially desirable or original patterus will recelvé
er free of charge. One thin
be mad
tions tutended fon this department must be sent to
Mary £, Bradford, Roxbury Sta,, Mass.
TERMS USED IN CROCHETING
Chain (cd.): A serica of Suitenes (sts,) or loops, each
Otawn with the hook through the oo} Lok.
Clipestiish Gleal.): Drop the stich oo tie hook;
in, and draw the
is aed as a fastealng
dw: wre close work {s wanted.
‘bet (1 Having « site on the needle,
pat eek through work, take up the thread and draw
ilthrough the work and the Pitch os on n the needle at
the sane time, This Is sometimes called “elose-chain
stitch,
Dowdle crochet (4. ¢.): Having a stitch on the
Beedle, (as will be understoud in following defluittons,)
or fol stitch »
Having marked it
out or stamped if on suitable linen, outline
the figures with a close running stitch, or
stitch around each on the sewing-mgchine,
following the stamped lines.
the center of a figure, then | out to the line
at intervals, to allow. of the linen being
buck underneath exactly to the line
—never beyond it. ‘hen buttonhole over
the double edge. This gives a firm, neat
buttonholing with much less work, ‘while
at the same time it does away wit! any
sibility of fraying. Having done
worked the eyelets, ete., baste the dot to
a piece of enamel]-cloth or stiff card bo
ferred—an nt UW in the spaces
with any poke stitches that may be liked.
‘The woven figures are especially cot ane
the illustration affording some good st
estions.
The edge of Hedeboe work, . added after
the doily is completed and the edge button-
holed, is also done in buttonhole-stitch; but
it may be worked in Irish crochet, with al-
imost equally Boor neauite and much more
auickiy: thu
asten in at the edge of doily, * chain
put hovk through the work, draw the thread turough,
take up thread, and draw through the two siitches on
the needle,
Tr-ble crochet (t.c.): Thread over needle as if to
moke a stitch, hook through work, thread over and
drwy {iro ay making three stitches on the needle,
al ove through two, over, draw through
Pang
Double treble crochet (a. ike tretile, except
thot the thread ts put over "tw wice before insertion of
thread through, niaking four
twos, a3 dlcectel,
1): Like treble, except that after
the threats drama throngh the work, making three
etltehes on the needle, it 1s taken up
through all three a Once, instead of two,
vorgee ces ger mms BSED IN KNITTING
D, over; thread Gree needie, forming
2 over twice, ow; knit two
‘Spurl (or sean):
first stitch, ni
SI and b 8h mand Dy
omitting the narrowing, To cast or bindoff, continue
rocess, Stara and parentheses Indicate repetition:
thus? 02 n, repeat from * twice, and (0 %n) 3 times,
Doily in Danish Antique Embroidery
This pretty embroidery, which ts an _im-
Poeeaion rom enmark, and has en
taken. leworkers in this country
with | the enthusiasm that is characteristic
effective in the extreme, and practically in-
destructable. It is used in the decoration
of all sorts of articles, from tea-cloths
shirt-waists. It 1s virtual les
“nt-work,’’ inasmuch as the design con-
sists of certain figures cut out of the linen,
um the spaces filled wit th lace-stitches. It
ts from cut-work or Roman embroidery
BS
\rd— |over) twice, knit
or work iv in an embroidery hoo; it. pre- | narrow,
to
10.0 of & buttonhole- stitches or
dduble c cree! et, fasten; repeat around, join-
ing the last chain in the stitch where it
started,
2. Make 8 doubles, chain 8, fasten in top
of last double, 7 doubles, chain 3, fasten
top of last double, 3 doubles, all under chain
of last row; re, and.”
it arol
3 Slip- -atitch along to space between 2
wij ba
HOM
© twice,
purl i. Jipit & pes
5, . (ov ef,
1, knit 9
purl 2 together, . knit 1, | to
tom: of oral where the Widening occurred
last row,
natrow) ‘wits, ©
5, over narrow,
4 (narrow, over)
twice, knit 5, over,
knit 3.
Enit
Eni
(narrow, over) twice,
knit 7, over, knit 3.
yer tweice
purl 2 2 together, knit
15, ray b knit 4, purl
ae stent 6, {over,
narrow) 3 times, knit
7, (Marrow, over
twice, over,
knit
» Tike 4th row,
5 (over,
| atow) a ‘times knit
1, narrow, over twice,
narrow, row,
e
hal A knit 8, purl
Knit 1.
"15. ‘ni 7, (over,
narrow) 3 ‘times. Enit
,) (narrow, over)
twice, knit 3,(narrow,
oye ver ty twice, narrow) twice, knit 3," over,
it
16, Over vvice,
purl 1, knit 3, purl 1, kni
17, Knit rrow, over ts wice, narrow,
knit 1, (ove! narrow) 3 times, knit 1,
narrow, over ) twice, knit 6, harrow, over
twice, harrow) knit
8. Over twice, purl 2 together, ‘knit “10,
purl 1, ‘emit 21, pur! suit
Kn nit 6, Darrow, over) 3 times,
5, (over, narrow) twice, knit 2,
6, over, En’
knit
twice,
LILLIAS LACE
pleots of jst 20%, * chain 12, festen ‘be-
tw cots of next scallop; repeat | kn:
around
1 each chain loop weith | 19 doubles. .
sI etiteh u 8 doubles, chain 8 (fo:
ist treble, ") * (ch ain 3, miss 3° & treble ta
next) 3 times, miss 3 of next scallop, a
Py
treble in next, work off the 2 together to
close the depth of scallop, chain 8, miss 3, a
i that the design is not a continuous one,
treble fn next; repeat from * aroun
6. Fill every« space with *2 doubles,
hain 3 for picot,
Goubles,
der may be button-
holed, following the
ie of
Irish
effective and quickly
one. .
The eyelets, as is
well-known, are
simply punched * with
a bodkin and worked
ARS
Pycet
a
an
eet
for he Jaree spaces,
Kilda Mueller,
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ree
Nee,
Lilias Lace
Cast on 82 stitches,
knit across plain.
nil 4, over,
narrow twice, over
twice, narrow, knit 1
af.
narrow twice, over,
T twice,
6, purl fy
2 trgothen
rate knit Fc) 2, me
8B ent ove! v
.
DOILY IN DANISH ANTIQUE EMBROIDERY
of flowers, scrolls, leaves, eto., but of de-
tached L faures, half-moons, circles, ovals
anged according to fancy, an
te tined with sprays ‘worked in’ satin-
stitch.
A yery pretty example, and one easily
neeoly tice’ knit 1
Darrow over, knit b,
, over, knit 8.
4. Over twice, purl: 2 Together, knit rest
z
5
n.
5. iKnit 4, (over, narrow) twice, narrow,
over twice, narrow, nit 1, over, knit 3 to-
ether, over, knit 1 rrow, over twice,
If preferred the bor- P
nar-
i
over
nar-
knit
nit
ver
twice * purl 2
together, knit 8, purl 1, knit 12, "port 1,
it 1
23. OK narrow, over) 3 times, kate
10, (over, ne arrow) fico, knit 8, narrow,
over,
24, 1 “ike 4th ro
25. Knit 3, (narrow, over) 3 times, knit
1, narrow, over twice, narrow, knit 2,
row, over twice, narrow, knit 1, (over, nar-
row) twice, knit 6, narrow, over, narrow,
t2.
A
ye
BE
er twice, purl 2 together, kEnit 16,
rl 1, cin 6, purl 1, kn
7. ta (narrow, ver) ‘twice, knit 7,
, (Over, narrows) twice, knit 4,
narrow, over, narrow,
2 Like 4th ro’
Knit 8, (narrow, over) twice, knit 1,
barrow. over tw! ice, narrow, kn: 8 together,
over, knit 1, tice knit 8 thes, narrow,
over twice, narrow, over, narrow)
knit 1,
twice, Knit 2, narrow, knit 4.
7 tw ice, purl 2 together, knit 12,
purl 1h aie purl 1, knit 9.
it 4, narrow, over, knit 5, nar-
row, one , knit 3, over, narrow, fnit 5,
over, narrow, knit 3, narrow, knit 3.
a2.’ Like 4th row,
33, Knit 3, narrow, over, knit 1, Darrow,
over twloe, narrow twice, over, knit 6,
over, narrow twice, over twice, narrow,
knit omen narrow, knit
. twice, purl 3 ) tonether, knit 9,
puri 1, vin 12, purl
nit 2, narrow, ores, nit 5, narrow, Wy
oven, kate 7, (over, narrqw, knit 5) twice.
. Like 4th row,
Repeat from Ist row,
This lace was made expressly for “our
aper,’? and I hope all the knitters will
The insertion is easily made to
match, but if any have trouble pe. getting
it, will send direotlons and sam
A Dainty Doily
Chain 10, joi
Chain 3, for 1st treble, a treble in
each of 3 wtiteh es, 8 freblés in each 2
stitches, a treble In each of 8, 3 in next and
2in the stitch where 3 chain started, join-
ing to top of 8 chain,
2. Chain 8, a treble in each treble, with
purl? 2 together, knit 7,
an,
r
chain’ 7, ae sten in point of oval,.chain 7,
DAINTY DOILY
3. Chain 5, miss 1, a see in next, *
hi miss 11 b] fro: ym *
of chain. There should Moree This
completes an ‘‘oval.’’ Make 12 of these,
joinin, them as worked by 2 spaces at the
each, eaving. 8 spaces inside
and 11 outside. Join them thus: ** Chain 1,
after the treble, slip-stitel correspond-
ing space oa | Previous oval, chain 1, 1 treble,
and repeat
For the center, chain 10, join.
Chain 3, 23 trebles in ring, join to top
of: 3 chain.
2. Chain 3, 2 trebles in each treble of last
row, iin "to top of 3 chain:
nb, miss 1, 1 treble, *, chain e
miss 1, Turble, repeat atone, and join: to
3d of 5 chain, ‘There should be 24 spaces, *
4, *Chain 2, a double in next space,
chain 2, a treble in next, chain 7, a treble
* around
lou Ble
repen
6. Slip-stitch to a ter of picot- sloop,
a
donble under. same -leop, ohain 6, Bicot,
3
, | chain 9, fasten between the ovals, chain
catch in 6th stitch down of 9chain, chain 8,
picot, chain 2, fasten in next loop, and re-
peat from * aroun
7. For the outside row, fasten -{ Ne ed
space above } joining of ovals, chain 6,
treble in next space, chain 8)7 times, a
treble in &l space of next oval, above join-
ing, and repeet from * around, joining to
8d_of 6 chain.
8. A single under 3 chain following, *
chain 5, fasten back in 4th stitch from
needie to form a picot, chain 1, a double in
next space; repeat from * a ron!
As illustrated, made of No. 80° linen
thread, this simple but pretty dc doily is about
8 inches in diameter; o! hres
would be larger. ‘The same border mead i
added toa cover for round organ-stool or
centerpiece increasing the size of the
center refore starting wath he picot loops;
or, the border may be a to a linen
. RV. L.
center.
<epalayra, Wis.
“Letter D”? Quilt-Block
uested,
This is another of the favorite “stohabet
“LETTER D” QUILT-BLOCK
blocks,’ to be made and joined as provi-
ously Fuggested, by omitting the 2-inch
border on one side, 60 as to make the horder
dla for the the p Joining strips. Busybody.
Desigua in Teneriffe Work
Teneriffe work is as popular as ever,
which is saying a good deal. No more fas-
8 trebles in each of 3 trebles at top and bot-
g
narrow, (narrow, over) twice, sknilt 7.
elnating erployment can be foun
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