Materials: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s embroidery cotton No. 12 and
No. 16; net and muslin.
[Illustration: 206.--Venetian Border.]
This design is elegant and effective, without there being a great deal
of work in it. It is useful for tuckers for evening dresses or
handkerchief borders. The muslin is laid over the net, sewn neatly over,
and then cut away between the pattern, leaving the net for the ground
work.
[Illustration: 207.--Lace Insertion.]
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_207.--Lace Insertion._
Materials: Fine black sewing silk; black Brussels net.
This lace insertion is first outlined in running stitch upon the net;
the leaves are then darned across the net holes; the stems are worked in
overcast stitch; the dots are embroidered by darning across the circle
previously outlined; the lace stitches in the centre are formed by
gently enlarging the net holes with a fine stiletto, and then sewn
lightly round, the remaining holes being filled with lace stitches
consisting of fine button-hole stitches, very evenly worked over the
entire space surrounding the open holes.
To be effective the very finest black silk should be employed. This
pattern may be worked in appliqué by placing muslin over net, sewing all
the outlines in fine overcast stitch, and when finished, carefully
cutting away the muslin.
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