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Priscilla Publishing Co., 85 Broad St., Boston, Masa. ~be ,Jtri~cilla J}ebebo anb C!Cut\tlork 1Ji A COLLECTIO OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS WITH T TCHES ANO LESSONS FOR WORKING BY LILIAN BARTON WI ON PRICE, 2 5 CENTS PUBLISHED BY tEbt leri~cilla leubli~bing <tCompanp 85 BROAD STREET, BOSTON, MASS. Copyright, 1916, by The Priscilla Publishing Company Tradc Mark Rcg. U. S. Patcnt Office All rights rcservcd Copyright in Great Britain and the Coloaies 0 / ..; /~t;-1-: . .,,, _;,, A RICHLY EMBROIDERED TEA CLOTH. 0 /J/jt;-;-: ~ _;, Hedebo Embroidery Needles and Threads. - All Hedebo and needle­ embroidery buttonhole stitch. The stitches should not point must be clone with linen thread, as cotton will be too dose, nor should the purl edge be too tight, not endure the wear in working. This is of course because the next row of stitches must be caught into the reason why all real lace is made of linen. The the fi rst. cotton would f uzz quickly and soon break in work­ ing, only a wiry thread such as lineu will stand up, Figure 2. Beading Stitch. -To form the beading, as it were. otton would mat together and the pat­ detail Fig. 2, a stitch always so pretty and ofte1 o tern would not be crisp or clear cut, which is essen­ useful in uniting edges, take up a row of uttonhol tially characteri tic of Venise and other needlepoint. loops upon this first row of buttonhole-work (Fig. I ), Use an ordinary cwing-needle with an eye that will about three stitches apart is a good pace ; that is, in carry the thread easily, adapting the size to the thread every third stitch. Th drawing, Fig. 2, shows this used. For the c arser Hedebo, don e in about No. 25 loop edge with i pretty twist; the ne d e is put in linen thread, a No. 6 and drawn out in exactl the same way as for the needle is about right. butt nhole stitch, Fig 1, except that the jerk is avoided, Cutwork should b a d in tead great care is taken to get each loop like don e with N os. 25 or 30 the la t, perfe tly even and true. em bro · dery cotton, us­ F igure 3. T opsewing or Cording.-When the row in th ordinary sew­ of beading is complete, work back · to the left, catch in -needle with an eye FrG. r. BUTTONHOLE the thread into each loop and draw it up to form a H that will carry the cot- See pag 3 cording or finished edge, as shown in Fig. 3. · The ton without fuzzing. three stitches thus combined form a very pretty finish of all the pie hown m his book can be f th publi her . for doilies, napkins, etc.; but any amount f ne dle­ point design can now be built up upon this beading. It will be noticed that the first row (buttonhole stitch, Fi ur Hedebo Buttonhole Stitch. - Needle- Fig. r) and the second (beading stitch, Fig. 2) are oint in itself is a complete fabric, made, as the I talian worked in the s .me direction, that i fror.i left to expresses it, entirely "in the air." In the case of this right, but this third row or cording (Fig. 3) is cutwork the lace pattern is built up "in the air," but carri d back from right to left. It is a whipping or it is anchored in the linen by means of the H ecfebo tops wing bac . The second row of loops (bead­ buttonhole border work. Hedebo buttonhole stitch is ing) makes an unfinished or shifting edge, . but as a stitch used exclusively in this work, in fact it is the one stitch upon which this lace is founded, and of soon s this topsewing (Fig. 3) is added, the lit­ which it is composed. It is hown in F ig. r, and is tle beading or entre deux, or edging if it is used made as follows : T h of th work is turn d back as a fin ish, becomes quite firm and serviceable. The over a run-in threa nd i held away f m one, the many uses to which needle is thru t over th d e and brought through, this edging can b put tow.ard on . Th n ed1 L th n used to pick up the can hardly be appre­ lo p d thre cl, and i then pulled up its length with a ciated u til ne has little jerk. hi jerk has a good deal to do with form­ as ered it and e­ gins t apply it. ing th not or fin ish of the buttonhole. Every jerk Frc. 3. ToPSEWI NG W ORE E The edging f ormed hould be the ame so that the titches• and the ridge INTO BEADING LoOPS. EE page 3 by he combination of thus formed may be kept perf ~ctly even. The move­ these three stitches ment is a wrist one. It is very pretty to see how (Figs. r, 2, and 3) i very easy to do after one is rhythm tically a kilful edebo worker does this. One accust med to it, and can be cl one very rapidly. Cer­ needs a relaxed band in embroidery as much as in tainly it has a great charm as a fìnish to collars, chil­ piano playing in order to have smooth r ults. Tight dren's clothes, table sets, especially tea napkins. Lace muscles make ridged uneven ork. is not so appropriate on tea napkins as a more con­ We need to r memb r, t en, tl at in all th Hedebo ventional treatment of the edges. This beautiful edge needlepoint, thr ugho 1t all the intricat patterns, this clone in linen thread is substantial, too, and something stitch is t ke in the far better than ordinary buttonhole, of which we have sam way. This i seen so much. A further suggestion for tea napkins what iv the 1 e is to use this needlepoint as an entre deux between the an entire1y di tinctive hems, since hems are after all the most substantial character, and distin­ fì nish for linens which must be frequently washed. guishes it from Ve­ IG. 2. BEADING LooPs w ORKED With this edge, then, to which to hold the succeeding nise, Reticella, and I TO UTTONHOLE STITCH rows of work, innumerable stitches can be added so other forms of needle­ See page 3 as to form beautiful patterns. point. The patterns are built up by m ans of this stitch, and it must be Figure 4. Hedebo Points. - This illustration shows thoroughly understood. When edges are finished in the pointed edge built up on the beading shown in beading or points of Hedebo, be sure to hold the outer Fig. 3. This point can of course be worked directly edge up and work into the purl of the buttonhole on the buttonhole edge, Fig. r, but an edge of beau­ stitches forming the edge by drawing the needle up and tiful form and not the least difficult to do can be away, in j ust the opposi te direction from the usual made with the point against the entre deux, as illus- 3 1 0 1j-J-: Cr~a/fp~ Coirrirron,r; 4,. OJ\TC /J'A JJ- )T I~I<J~J~ TJ J7lTI< IJJ- UTIOJ\T O J\TJ~ ) - J\TO T 1~ · 0 J( /.J /'j _,I _;, trated, working from lef t to right. To work the by the way, a lovely edge of real lace, as shown in points : Begin at A and work two buttonhole stitches Fig. 5, well worth the worker's while. The beading in the first loop of beading, two in the second loop edge or border to the points is made as follows : and one in the third loop, which brings you to B; Beginning at the left (see Fig.