There are many other so-called "fancy stitches." Among them the pretty
"Herringbone" and its modifications are worthy of note.
[Illustration: FIG. IX _a._ HERRINGBONE STITCH.]
_A._ _=Herringbone Stitch.=_--A short stitch taken from right to
left, and as it proceeds the thread is drawn to the right and the work
is carried in this direction. It is essentially a cross stitch. See
Fig. IX _a_.
[Illustration: FIG. IX _b._ ISMIT STITCH.]
_B._ _=Ismit Stitch.=_--A slight difference in the plan of taking
a stitch changes the entire effect. This is obvious in the "Ismit
Stitch." It is taken exactly as the herringbone and the radical
difference in the result is due simply to making the lines meet at
a point. See Fig. IX _b_. When the lines are very long they may be
fastened by couching stitches at the intersections.
[Illustration: FIG. IX _c._ JANINA STITCH.]
_C._ _=Janina Stitch.=_--A very satisfactory way of filling in
the petals of conventional flowers or flower forms. It may be used
with really beautiful effect on the canvas materials with Corticelli
Roman Floss or Rope Silk. It is also a good method for filling bars
on borders. While it is not heavy unless worked close, it carries a
decided color effect. It is one of the prettiest of the conventional
stitches. See Fig. IX _c_.
[Illustration: FIG. IX _d._ BORDER STITCH.]
_D._ _=Border Stitch.=_--This stitch is not unlike herringbone.
It is however carried perpendicularly, while herringbone proceeds
horizontally. The side or fastening stitches of the border work are
very short. See Fig. IX _d_.
_"Doily" or "Doiley."_
The Inland Printer, a journal devoted to the printing and publishing
trades, and a magazine generally considered authority on questions
of orthography gives the proper spelling as "doily." The following
explains itself.
Question.--Kindly give us the correct spelling of the word variously
printed as "doily" and "doiley," and also the plural of the same. There
has been considerable discussion in regard to the proper way to spell
this word, and we will leave you to render the final verdict.
Answer.--Our final verdict in this case is simply that of all the
dictionaries. Every one of them enters the word as "doily," and
they are right in doing so, because, though the name from which it
is derived was variously spelled as "Doily" and "Doyley," and maybe
otherwise also, it is well to select one spelling--presumably the
prevalent one--for the common name. At any rate, this is what the
lexicographers have done, and no good reason to dissent from their
choice is apparent. The plural of the form chosen is "doilies."