Chapter 7
Netting
Netting
Anti-Macassar
As Pattern No. 10.
Mesh No. 6, cotton No. 12, foundation 70 stitches.
Net 120 rows. For the fringe, with double cotton, and a mesh 2 inches wide, net 2 stitches in 1 all round; it is then embroidered thus—thread a rug needle with the cotton, and begin in the corner; take 1 thread, and miss 1, twice, as in darning; work 5 threads in each; then work the contrary way, forming a vandyke. Work 2 rows in this manner; then count the middle stitch of the work, and make a diamond, same as the border.
Various patterns may be worked in this manner, but they are impossible to describe.
No. 10
D’Oyley
- Mesh No. 8, cotton No. 12, 34 stitches.
- Net 53 rows.
- Fringe—Mesh 1 inch wide, 2 stitches in 1, all round.
- Embroidered as Anti-Macassar.
Bread Basket D’Oyley
Mesh No. 6, cotton No. 12, 50 stitches.
Net 126 rows. Fringe as D’Oyley.
Netted Purse
- For a Gentleman.
- Mesh No. 15, coarse netting silk, 90 stitches.
- Net 8 inches; join up 34 stitches on each side, leaving 22 for the opening.
- This purse takes 4 skeins of silk.
Lady’s Purse
Mesh No. 16, 3 skeins of 2nd size purse silk, 70 stitches.
Net 8 inches, join up 26 stitches on each side, leaving 18 for the opening.
Bead Purse
- Mesh No. 14, coarse silk, and No. 7 beads 3 bunches, 60 stitches; measure 1 yard and a 1/4 of silk, thread a small sewing needle with it.
- 1st row—Net the 1st stitch, thread 2 beads, pass them close to the last stitch; net the stitch, and continue putting 2 beads in every stitch.
- 2nd row—The same, keeping the 2 beads on the outside.
- Work 7 inches, join up 22 stitches on each side, leaving 16 for the opening.
Wedding Purse
- With Motto No. 11.
- Extra fine white netting silk, and No. 4 gold beads; meshes Nos. 6, 16, and 19; 65 stitches.
- With No. 16 mesh net 7 rows.
- No. 6 mesh, net 3 stitches in 1.
- No. 19 mesh, net 3 plain rows.
- No. 6 mesh, net 1 row.
- No. 16 mesh, net a row, netting 3 stitches together every stitch; repeat. Net 7 rows.
- Repeat this pattern twice more.
- In the next pattern, instead of working the 3 rows with No. 19 mesh, work the motto No. 2.
With No. 19 mesh, net 1 plain row, net 62 stitches, and then begin the motto; finish the row plain. Then cut the silk off, commence at the other end, and work the second row of motto; at the end of this row, cut the silk off, and knot the 2 ends together, to prevent losing a stitch. After the motto is finished, net 1 plain row, and repeat the first pattern 3 times.
The beads are put on in the following manner,—thread a bead, (with a small needle,) net 1 stitch, pass the silk under the mesh, put the needle through the bead, bring the silk in front again; this brings the bead on the knot.
No 11 chart
Another Purse
- With motto No. 12.
- Fine silk, brown or blue, mesh No. 18, No. 5 steel beads, 90 stitches.
- Net 4 inches plain.
- Then commence the motto, putting the beads in as former receipt.
- Net 25 stitches, net the first row of motto, finish the row plain; cut the silk off, and commence at the other end. Net 4 inches plain, to correspond with the other side.
- No 12
LONDON: Printed by Kelly & Pritchett, 32, Houndsditch.
Errata
- Page 45, in 9th row, for slip 1, read slip 2.
- Page 45, in 19th row, for purl 1, read knit 3.
- Page 59, in 1st round, for 1 treble, read 1 treble 3 chain.
- Page 62, in second round, for 7 chain, read 7 plain.
- The End of Knitting, Crochet and Netting.
- LONDON: PUBLISHED BY S. KNIGHTS, 6, ’Change Alley, Cornhill. 1846.
- Price 2s. 6d.
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