Flora Klickmann - Victorian Fancy Stitchery: Techniques and Designs

THE CLOTH COMPLETE.

1 st Row. Ch 18, I tr into the 9th ch from needle, * ch 3, 1 tr into 3rd ch from last tr. Repeat twice from *. You should now have a row of 4 sp.

2 nd Row . Turn with 6 ch, 1 tr into top of tr in previous row, 2 tr into sp, 1 tr into top of next tr, 3 tr into sp, 1 tr into next tr, 3 ch, 1 tr into 3rd chain so as to end the row with a square sp.

3 rd Row .6 ch, 1 tr into each of the 8 tr in previous row, 3 ch, 1 tr.

THE SQUARE INSET.

If the small detail of this part of the design is studied carefully, it will be seen that d cs are worked round the edge of the narrow insertion, 3 d c into each sp, while at every 4th sp occur 3 loops of 18 ch each. These loops are in turn held together by strands of 12 ch each, with 12 d c worked over each at the next round. These sets will lessen as the work proceeds, simply by omitting the connecting strand of 12ch at each corner. The looser strands, which are caught together between the groups of loops, consist of 18 ch each.

4 th Row .6 ch, 1 tr (this forms one sp), then make 3 more sp as in 1st row.

5 th Row .1 sp, 8 tr, 1 sp (like 2nd row).

6 th Row .6 ch, 4 tr, then 2 sp.

7 th Row .Like 5th row.

8 th Row. 2 sp, 4 tr, 1 sp.

Repeat from 5th row.

Notice that each side of the square must start with the four open sp, then the solid block:formed by the 8 tr in rows 2 and 3, so as to make a good corner. The four sides are worked without breaking the thread, the final edges being sewn together.

A CORNER OF THE CLOTH.

Ch 7, then back into the very first ch, work 2 tr, 3 ch, 2 tr, 3 ch, 2 tr, 3 ch, 2 tr.

* Turn with 6 ch, and into the first little sp in previous row work 2 tr, 3 ch, 2 tr, 3 ch, 2 tr, 3 ch, 2 tr. Repeat from * till you have 14 scallops on one side and 13 scallops on the other. Then join in a ring, having the 14 scallops on the outside and the 13 on the inside of the ring.

Now work 5 d c into the first large sp on the outside edge (made by the 6 ch you turned with), then 5 d c into the next sp, 5 d c into the 3rd sp, and 1 d c down into the root of trs.

Next ch 7, and carry it down to the large sp on the inner side of the circle (this sp will be just a trifle in advance of the one above that you have just filled in with d cs). Fill in this first sp with 5 dc, and (going backwards along the work) make 5 d c into the next 2 sp, and 1 dc again into the root of the trs.

Showing how the work is started in the squares.

A Detail of the Outside Border.

The Design used in the Medallions and in the Borders.

You have now put dc into what may be called both sides of one scallop.

Now ch 7, and cross with this right over to the outer edge of the circle, and proceed to fill in with d c the top of the next scallop.

In this way workallround the ring. If you study the illustration showing this ring in detail, you will see that part of it is without this extra cross-bar working, while the centre portion has the d c started, and the 7 ch crossing over the work can be seen.

It is more convenient if the extra d c and cross ch are worked before the strip is actually joined in a ring.

This ring forms the round medallion on the cloth ; it is also used in the border. This design also edges the lawn and serves to unite it to the border.