THE LIBRARY OF WORK AND PLAY. NEEDLECRAFT

THE LIBRARY OF WORK AND PLAY

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

I WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE IN YOUR WORK BOX, SEWING ON BUTTONS, BASTING, DARNING

II BACK-STITCHING, OVER-CASTING, CREASING A HEM AND HEMMING, ROLLING A HEM, FRENCH HEMMING, SEWING ON TAPES AND HOOKS AND EYES

III GATHERING, SEWING ON BANDS, A PRACTICAL SEWING APRON, HEMMED PATCHES, GUSSETS AND TUCKS

IV A DOLL'S SKIRT AND SEWING CASE, BINDINGS, DOLL'S BED LINEN AND A PIN CASE

V MAKING BUTTONHOLES, CUTTING FROM A PATTERN, A DOLL DRESS

VI A LESSON IN STENCILLING

VII WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH ONE SKIN; CUT LEATHER BAGS, BELTS, BOOK COVERS. ETC.

VIII TOOLED LEATHER AND TOOLS NECESSARY

IX THE SIMPLEST STITCHES IN EMBROIDERY—CHAIN STITCHING, OUTLINING, HERRING-BONING, CROSS-STITCHING, SOUTACHE, CORONATION BRAIDING

X SMOCKING, FEATHER-STITCHING AND LAZY-DAISY STITCH

XI COUCHING, SHADOW WORK AND TURKISH STITCH HOW TO STAMP DESIGNS

XII BUTTONHOLING AND WALLACHIAN EMBROIDERY

XIII ROMAN CUT-WORK, FANCY BUTTONHOLING FOR BORDERS, WORK BAGS, BERMUDA FAGOTTING

XIV SATIN-STITCH AND MARKING

XV EYELETS AND FRENCH KNOTS, BULLION STITCH, AND OTHER FANCY STITCHES.

XVI LONG AND SHORT, KENSINGTON EMBROIDERY, AND RIBBON WORK FOR SIMPLE FLOWERS

XVII HARDANGER EMBROIDERY FOR SQUARES, PIN CUSHIONS, AND SPREADS

XVIII APPLIQUÉ ON LINEN AND OTHER MATERIALS AND HEDEBO EMBROIDERY

XIX HEMSTITCHING FOR HANDKERCHIEFS AND COLLAR AND CUFFS SETS, ALSO SIMPLE DRAWN-WORK STITCHES

XX EASY LACE STITCHES, FAGOTTING, SINGLE MESH, DOUBLE MESH, SPIDERS, FAN, MALTESE CROSS, TWISTED AND BUTTONHOLED BARS, PICOTS FOR SIMPLE EDGES

XXI SIMPLE BASKETS

XXII RAFFIA BASKETS AND NAPKIN RINGS

XXIII RAFFIA HATS

XXIV KNOTTING FOR DOLLS' HAMMOCKS, SHOPPING BAGS, AND OTHER PURPOSES

XXV SIMPLE BEAD CHAINS ON SINGLE STRINGS, A HOME-MADE LOOM, WOVEN CHAINS, BELTS AND PURSES

XXVI BRAIDING AND WEAVING FOUR AND SIX STRANDS WEAVING ON LOOMS

XXVII SIMPLE CROCHETING, STITCHERY FOR EDGES AND SHAWLS

XXVIII PATTERN DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING DOLL CAPS AND CAPES, JACKETS AND CHILD'S BEDROOM SLIPPERS

XXIX IRISH CROCHET LACE

XXX KNITTING, PLAIN AND PURLING, WASH RAGS, AND FANCY STITCHES FOR SHAWLS

XXXI DOLL'S CAPE, HOOD, LEGGINGS AND JACKETS

XXXII EMBROIDERY SUGGESTIONS FOR BOARDING SCHOOL GIRL

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