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SELF-INSTRUCTOR
IN THE
ART OF HAIR WORK,
DRESSING HAIR,
MAKING CURLS, SWITCHES, BRAIDS,
AND
HAIR JEWELRY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Compiled from Original Designs and the Latest Parisian Patterns
BY
MARK CAMPBELL.
NEW YORK:
M. CAMPBELL, 737 BROADWAY.
CHICAGO:
81 SOUTH CLARK STREET.
MDCCCLXVII.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1867, by
MARK CAMPBELL,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States,
for the Northern
District of Illinois.
PREFACE.
The necessity for a comprehensive work, giving a full and detailed
explanation of the Art of manufacturing Hair Work in all its various
branches, has been so frequently urged upon the attention of the author,
that, in compliance with an almost universal demand, he has concluded to
publish a book which will clearly illustrate the Art of Hair Dressing,
and making Hair Jewelry and Hair Work of every description. His perfect
familiarity with the business--the result of many years' successful
experience--renders him eminently competent to impart the fullest
information upon the subject of which he treats, while the great
consumption and rapidly increasing demand for every description of Hair
Goods, will make this work he now presents to the public, one of
particular interest to all classes. Heretofore the Art of making these
goods has been zealously guarded by a few dealers, who have accumulated
fortunes, and would still retain it a profound secret but for the
publication of this book. This is the only descriptive volume ever
published on Hair Work. It is an elaborate, carefully prepared book,
containing over one thousand drawings, devices and diagrams, engraved at
great expense to the publisher, and accompanied with the most
comprehensive instructions. It not only reveals to the most ordinary
comprehension the hitherto concealed mysteries of the Art, but will
prove an indispensable adjunct to every lady's toilet table, as by its
aid she will not only be able to dress her own hair in every variety of
style, but make her own Hair Jewelry and articles of Hair work,
including Switches, Braids, Curls, Waterfalls, &c., assisted by a
reference to plates of the most modern European and American styles. For
children, no art or accomplishment is more useful than the ability to
make articles of tasteful ornament in Hair Work. This work will open to
all such persons a path to agreeable and profitable occupation. Jewelry
Dealers, from the clear instructions herein given, can manufacture any
required pattern of Hair Jewelry, and add, without extra expense, a new
and lucrative branch to their business.
Persons wishing to preserve and weave into lasting mementos, the hair of
a deceased father, mother, sister, brother, or child, can also enjoy the
inexpressible advantage and satisfaction of _knowing_ that the material
of their own handiwork is the actual hair of the "loved and gone."
No other work ever met with such an earnest demand as this treatise upon
the art of Hair Braiding. It must certainly commend itself to the ladies
of our country as invaluable. Even a hasty perusal will convince every
one of its utility and worth. Translations in French and German are in
progress.
[Illustration]
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.
IN this book of instruction, I have introduced for practice the easiest
braids first--which are chain braids. The first pattern, found on page
9, is a very easy and handsome one, and should be practiced to
perfection before trying any other, as it will enable the beginner to
execute all others after the first is perfected. A new beginner should
be particular to place the strands correctly upon the table, and mark
the cover with precision, after the manner shown in the diagram. I have,
by the introduction of plates, diagrams and explanatory remarks, made
comprehensive and simple the execution of all the braids herein
contained. The novice should first give special attention to preparing
the hair for braiding, the adjustment of it to the bobbins, weights,
molds, &c., of which plates, and full explanations are to be found
elsewhere in this book. I wish to impress upon the mind of the worker,
that every change made with the strands changes the numbers of them to
correspond with the numbers on the table. For example: lift No. 1 over
No. 2, which would make No. 1 No. 2, and No. 2 No. 1, &c.
[Illustration: BRAIDING TABLE AND POSITION IN BRAIDING.]
SQUARE CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE sixteen strands, eighty hairs in a strand, and place on table like
pattern. Commence at A, take Nos. 1,--one in each hand--lift them over
the table, one on each side of the mold, and lay them between Nos. 1 at
B, and bring back the Nos. 2 from B, one on each side of the mold, and
lay them between Nos. 2 at A; then go to C, lift Nos. 1 over between
Nos. 1 at D, passing one strand each side of the mold, and bring back
Nos. 2 from D, and lay between Nos. 2 at C. Then you are through the
braid, ready to commence at A, as at first, and repeat until finished.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a mold, made of small wire, with a hole in one end like
the eye of a needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the
wire. When you have it braided, take off the weights, tie the ends fast
on the wire, and push the braid tight together; then boil in water about
ten minutes, and take it out and put in an oven as hot as it will bear
without burning, until quite dry; then slip it off the wire on to the
cord, sew the ends of the braid so it will not slip, and put a little
shellac on the end to keep it fast. If you want it elastic, use elastic
cord. To vary the size of the braid, vary the number of hairs in a
strand.
REVERSE CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE sixteen strands and place on table like pattern. Commence at A with
sixty hairs in a strand. Take Nos. 2, lift over table to B, lay them in
between Nos. 1 at B, and bring back Nos. 2 from B, and lay in between
Nos. 1 at A. Then walk around table to C; take Nos. 1 and lift over
table and lay them in between Nos. 1 at D, and bring back Nos. 1 from D
to C; then take Nos. 2 at C, lift over table and lay them inside of Nos.
2 at D, and bring back Nos. 2 from D to C. After braiding several times
round to suit your taste, say five, reverse the braid by commencing at
C, and braiding as you did at A, by taking Nos. 2 at C, lift over table
to D, and lay them in between Nos. 1 at D, and bring back Nos. 2 from D,
and lay in between Nos. 1 at C. Then go to A and take Nos. 1, lift over
table and lay in between Nos. 1 at B, and bring back Nos. 1 from B to A,
then take Nos. 2 at A, lift over table and lay in between Nos. 2 at B,
and fetch back Nos. 2 from B to A, then commence at C again and braid
five times. Then commence at A as you did at first, reversing it every
time you braid it five times through. Braid it over a small wire, tie
the ends on the wire, boil and dry the same as chain on page nine, only
you need not press the braid together on the wire.
[Illustration]
SIXTEEN TWIST CHAIN.
TAKE sixteen strands, with eighty hairs in a strand, and place on table
like pattern. Commence at A and B; take No. 1 at A in right hand, and
No. 1 at B in left hand, and swing them around the table to the right,
changing places with them. Then take Nos. 1 at C and D and change as at
A and B. Then go to B and take Nos. 2 at B and A, and change them by
taking No. 2 at B in right hand and No. 2 at A in left hand, and swing
them around table to the right as before, changing places with them.
Then go around the table to D, and take Nos. 2 at D and C, and change
places as before, then take Nos. 3 at A and B and change as before. Then
take Nos. 3 at C and D and change places with them. Then take Nos. 4 at
B and A and change as before. Then take Nos. 4 at D and C and change as
before. Then commence at A, as at first, repeating until the braid is
finished.
[Illustration]
STRIPED SNAKE CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE thirty-two strands with twelve hairs in a strand, or any number
that can be divided by four, and sixty strands for usual size, and place
them on table like pattern. Have every alternate two strands of black
hair, and the others of light hair. Commence at A, taking two strands of
light hair in left hand, Nos. 1 and 2, and take two strands of black
hair in right hand, Nos. 3 and 4, and cross No. 2 (light) over No. 3
(dark), then No. 1 (light) under No. 3 (dark), then No. 4 (dark) over
Nos. 1 and 2 (light); so on around the table to the right until you get
to A; then commence and work back to the left by taking light hair in
left hand and dark hair in right hand, as before, and put No. 3 (dark)
over No. 2 (light), and No. 4 (dark) under No. 2 (light), and No. 1
(light) over Nos. 3 and 4 (dark), so on around the table till you get to
A; then commence as at first, so on, braiding first one way around the
table then the other till you have the chain completed.
[Illustration]
Braid it over wood, or brass wire, the size and length you wish your
chain. When braided take off your weights, tie the ends fast and boil
and dry, then take out the mold and put a cord through with some cotton
wrapped around it so it will be soft and pliable. This is called the
STRIPED SNAKE BRAID, and can be braided all of one color if desired.
CABLE CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE any number of strands that can be divided by two, eighty hairs in a
strand, twenty strands for usual size, place on table like pattern.
Commencing, take No. 1 at A in right hand and No. 1 at B in left hand,
and swing around the table to the right, and lay the one in right hand
at No. 1 at B, and the one in left hand at No. 1 at A; then bring back
No. 2 at B with right hand, and No. 2 at A in left hand, to the left,
then take No. 3 and swing to the right, then No. 4 and swing to the
left, so on, round first to the right then to the left, with every
number of strands till you get to No. 1; then commence as at first, and
so on till the chain is as long as required.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire,
and push the braid together on the wire; boil in water about ten
minutes, then take it out and put it in an oven as hot as it will bear
without burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip off
the wire on to the cord, and sew the ends of the braid so it will not
slip on the cord, and put a little shellac on the end to keep it fast.
If you want it elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid,
vary the number of hairs in a strand.
SNAKE CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE thirty-two strands, or any number that can be divided by four,
twelve hairs in a strand, and sixty strands for usual size; place them
on table like pattern. Commence at A, lift No. 2 in your right hand, and
put your left under your right hand and take up No. 3 and bring it back
of No. 1, and lay them both down; then take No. 4 up and lay it between
Nos. 1 and 2, then take the next four to the right, and so on till you
get around the table; then commence and braid back around the table to
the left, but reverse the braid by braiding it this way: lift No. 3 with
your left hand, pass your right under and take No. 2 and bring it back
over No. 4, and lay them both down; then take No. 1 and lift it over in
between Nos. 3 and 4, and so on, till you get around the table. Then
commence as at first, braid one way, then the other, till you have it as
long as required. Braid it over wood or brass wire the size and length
you wish your chain; when braided take off your weights, tie the ends
fast, and boil and dry them; take out the mold and put a cord through
with some cotton wrapped around it so that it will be soft and pliable.
This is called the SNAKE CHAIN BRAID.
[Illustration]
EIGHT SQUARE CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE sixteen strands, eighty hairs in a strand, and place them on the
table like pattern. Commence at A, take Nos. 1 strands, lift across the
table and lay down inside of Nos. 1 at B, and bring back Nos. 1 from B
to A, then lift Nos. 2 at A over inside Nos. 2 at B and bring Nos. 2
from B to A, then lift Nos. 3 from A to B, and bring back Nos. 3 from B
to A, then lift Nos. 4 from A to B and bring back Nos. 4 from B to A,
then commence at Nos. 1 again and repeat until the chain is completed.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of an
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire
and push the braid together on the wire; then boil in water about ten
minutes; then take it out and put in an oven as hot as it will bear
without burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off
of the wire on to the cord, and sew the ends of the braid so it will not
slip on the cord, and put a little shellac on the end to keep it fast.
If you want it elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid,
vary the number of hairs in a strand.
HALF-TWIST CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE sixteen strands or any number that can be divided by two, usually
eighty hairs in a strand. Commence at A and B, take No. 1 at A in right
hand, and No. 1 at B in left hand, and swing them around table to right,
and lay the one in right hand down at B across over No. 2, and the one
in right hand lay down across over No. 2 at A; then go to C and D, and
change No. 1 as before at A and B; then go to the next two strands and
change as before, so on around the table, taking the next two each time
until the chain is completed. Directions same as on page 9.
[Illustration]
SQUARE CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE sixteen strands, eighty hairs in a strand, and place on table like
pattern. Commence at A, lift Nos. 1 across table and lay in between Nos.
1 at B, and bring back Nos. 1 from B to A; then go to C, take Nos. 1 and
lift across table and lay in between Nos. 1 at D, and bring back Nos. 1
from D to C; then go to A, take Nos. 2 and lift across inside of Nos. 2
at B, and bring back Nos. 2 from B to A; then go to C, lift Nos. 2
across inside of Nos. 2 at D, and bring back Nos. 2 from D to C; then go
to A and commence as at first, and repeat until it is the required
length.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire,
and push the braid close together; then boil in water about ten minutes,
and take it out and put it in an oven as hot as it will bear without
burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off the
wire on to the cord, sew the ends of the braid so it will not slip, and
put a little shellac on the ends to keep it fast. If you want it
elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid, vary the
number of hairs in a strand.
CABLE TWIST CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE sixteen strands, eighty hairs in a strand, and place them on table
like pattern. Commence at A and B with Nos. 1, passing them around table
to the right, and leave No. 1 from A at B, and No. 1 from B at A. Then
take Nos. 7 at A and B, and pass around table to right, and leave the
one from A at B, and the one from B at A. Then take Nos. 2 at A and B,
changing places with them; then take Nos. 8 and change as before; then
take Nos. 3 at A and B and change them as before; then take Nos. 1 at A
and B and change as at first; then take Nos. 4 and change as before;
then take Nos. 2 and change as before; then take Nos. 5 and change as
before, so on until the braid is finished, all the time taking the third
strand to the right, or forward, and the second one to the left, or
backward.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire
and push the braid together on the wire; then boil in water about ten
minutes; then take it out and put in an oven as hot as it will bear
without burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off
of the wire on to the cord, and sew the ends of the braid so it will not
slip on the cord, and put a little shellac on the end to keep it fast.
If you want it elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid,
vary the number of hairs in a strand.
TWIST CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE eighteen strands, eighty hairs in a strand, and place on table like
pattern. Commence at A and B, take Nos. 1 and swing around table to the
right, and place the No. 1 from A over the Nos. 2 and 3 at B, and the
No. 1 from B over the Nos. 2 and 3 at A; then go to C and D, take the
Nos. 1 and change the same; then go to E and F and change the same; then
go to B and A, and change as at first,--all the time taking the Nos. 1,
and swinging to the right, for when you lay them over the Nos. 2 and 3
it makes them Nos. 3, and makes Nos. 2 Nos. 1--and so on, until the
chain is finished.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire,
and push the braid close together; then boil in water about ten minutes,
and take it out and put it in an oven as hot as it will bear without
burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off the
wire on to the cord, sew the ends of the braid so it will not slip, and
put a little shellac on the ends to keep it fast. If you want it
elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid, vary the
number of hairs in a strand.
TWIST CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE sixteen strands, eighty hairs in a strand, and place them on table
like pattern. Commence at A and B, take No. 1 at A in right hand and No.
1 at B in left hand and swing them around the table to the right and lay
the one in the right hand down at B, over across Nos. 2, 3 and 4, and
the one in the left hand at A over across Nos. 2, 3 and 4, then go to C
and take No. 1 at C and D and change as before at A and B; then go to B
and take No. 1 at B and A and change them by taking No. 1 at B in right
hand, and No. 1 at A in left hand and swing them round the table to the
right as before, laying them across over Nos. 2, 3 and 4; so on braiding
around the table to the right until you have it the required length.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire
and push the braid together on the wire; then boil in water about ten
minutes; then take it out and put in an oven as hot as it will bear
without burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off
of the wire on to the cord, and sew the ends of the braid so it will not
slip on the cord, and put a little shellac on the end to keep it fast.
If you want it elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid,
vary the number of hairs in a strand.
RIB CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE sixteen strands, eighty hairs in a strand, and place them on table
like pattern. Commence at A, take Nos. 2 and lift over across table
outside of Nos. 2 at B, and bring back Nos. 1 from B to A outside of
Nos. 1 at A, then take Nos. 1 at C and cross over inside of Nos. 1 at D,
and bring back Nos. 2 from D inside of Nos. 2 at C, then go back to A
and braid as before, so on repeating until it is finished.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire
and push the braid together on the wire; then boil in water about ten
minutes; then take it out and put in an oven as hot as it will bear
without burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off
of the wire on to the cord, and sew the ends of the braid so it will not
slip on the cord, and put a little shellac on the end to keep it fast.
If you want it elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid,
vary the number of hairs in a strand.
TWIST CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE ten strands, eighty hairs in a strand, and place them on the table
like pattern. Commence at A and B, take Nos. 1 and swing them around the
table to the right, and leave No. 1 from A at B and the No. 1 from B at
A, then take the Nos. 2 and swing them around the table to the right and
change places with each other, then take Nos. 3 and change places as
before; then take Nos. 4 and change places as before; then take Nos. 5
and change places as before; then commence at Nos. 1 and repeat until
the braid is finished.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire
and push the braid together on the wire; then boil in water about ten
minutes; then take it out and put in an oven as hot as it will bear
without burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off
of the wire on to the cord, and sew the ends of the braid so it will not
slip on the cord, and put a little shellac on the end to keep it fast.
If you want it elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid,
vary the number of hairs in a strand.
HALF TWIST CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE sixteen strands, seventy-five hairs in a strand, and place on the
table like pattern. Commence at A take Nos. 1 and 2, lift across the
table to B, and lay No. 1 outside of No. 4, and lay No. 2 between Nos. 1
and 2, and bring back Nos. 1 and 2 from B to A, and lay No. 1 outside of
No. 4, and No. 2 outside of No. 1 at A; then go to C and take Nos. 1 and
2, lift over table to D and lay No. 1 outside of No. 4, and lay No. 2
between Nos. 1 and 2, and bring back Nos. 1 and 2 from C, and lay No. 1
outside of No. 4, and No. 2 outside of No. 1 at C; then go to B and
change the same, and so on around the table to the right until the braid
is finished.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire
and push the braid together on the wire; then boil in water about ten
minutes; then take it out and put in an oven as hot as it will bear
without burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off
of the wire on to the cord, and sew the ends of the braid so it will not
slip on the cord, and put a little shellac on the end to keep it fast.
If you want it elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid,
vary the number of hairs in a strand.
CABLE CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE twenty strands, seventy-five hairs in a strand, place on table like
pattern. Commence at A, lift Nos. 1 over across the table inside of Nos.
1 at B, and bring back Nos. 1 from B to A; then take Nos. 2 at A, cross
over and lay them between Nos. 2 at B, and carry back Nos. 2 from B to
A; then take Nos. 3 at A, cross over inside of Nos. 3 at B, and bring
back Nos. 3 from B to A; then take Nos. 4 at A and cross over inside of
Nos. 4 at B, and bring back Nos. 4 from B to A; then take Nos. 5 at A,
cross over inside of Nos. 5 at B, and bring back Nos. 5 from B to A;
then take Nos. 1 at B, cross over inside of Nos. 1 at A, and bring back
Nos. 1 from A to B; then take Nos. 2 at B and cross over inside of Nos.
2 at A, and bring back Nos. 2 from A to B; then take Nos. 3, so on
around the table to the right until the braid is finished, all the time
taking the next two.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire
and push the braid together on the wire; then boil in water about ten
minutes; then take it out and put in an oven as hot as it will bear
without burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off
of the wire on to the cord, and sew the ends of the braid so it will not
slip on the cord, and put a little shellac on the end to keep it fast.
If you want it elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid,
vary the number of hairs in a strand.
SIXTEEN SQUARE CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE thirty-two strands, fifty hairs in a strand, and place on table
like pattern. Commence at A, lift Nos. 1 across inside of Nos. 1 at B,
and bring back Nos. 1 from B to A; then change at C and D, E and F, and
G and H the same, then go to A, lift Nos. 2 across in place of Nos. 2 at
B, and bring back Nos. 2 from B to A; then change at C and D, E and F,
and G and H the same. Then you are through the braid, ready to commence
at A, as at first, repeating the changes until the braid is finished.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire,
and push the braid close together; then boil in water about ten minutes,
and take it out and put it in an oven as hot as it will bear without
burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off the
wire on to the cord, sew the ends of the braid so it will not slip, and
put a little shellac on the ends to keep it fast. If you want it
elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid, vary the
number of hairs in a strand.
GERMAN TWIST CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE sixteen strands, eighty hairs in a strand, and place them on the
table like pattern. Commence at A and B, take No. 1 at A in right hand
and No. 1 at B in left hand, and swing them around to the right and
change places with them; then take No. 1 at C in right hand and No. 1 at
D in left hand, and swing around table to the right and change places as
before; then take No. 2 at B in right hand and No. 2 at A in left hand
and swing to the right and change as before; then take No. 2 at D in
right hand and No. 2 at C in left hand and swing to the right and change
as before; then take No. 3 at A in right hand and No. 3 at B in left
hand and change as before; then take No. 3 at C in right hand and No. 3
at D in left hand and change as before; then take No. 4 at B in right
hand and No. 4 at A in left hand and change as before then take No. 4 at
D in right hand and No. 4 at C in left hand and change as before. Then
commence at A as at first and repeat till the braid is finished.
[Illustration]
For further directions see page 9.
FANCY SQUARE CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE twenty-four strands, seventy hairs in a strand, and place on table
like pattern. Commence at A--change Nos. 1 at A across inside of Nos. 1
at B, and bring back Nos. 1 from B to A, then go to C, change Nos. 1
across inside of Nos. 1 at D, and bring back Nos. 1 from D to C, then
take Nos. 1 at E in right hand and No. 1 at F in left hand, lift across
table in place of Nos. 1 at G and H, and bring back Nos. 1 from G and H
to F and E; then take Nos. 2 at E and F and change across to G and H,
and lay in place of Nos. 2, and bring back Nos. 2 from G and H to F and
E; then take Nos 3 and change across to G and H as before; then take
Nos. 4 at F and E and change across to G and H as before; then go to C
and change the Nos. 1 across to D, and bring the Nos. 1 from D to C;
then go to A and change the Nos. 1 across to B, and bring back Nos. 1
from B to A; then go to E and H, take No. 4 at H in right hand, and No.
4 at E in left hand, and lift across in place of Nos. 4 at F and G, and
bring back Nos. 4 from F and G to E and H; then take Nos. 3 at E and H
and change across in place of Nos. 3 at F and G, and bring back Nos. 3
from F and G to E and H; then take Nos. 2 at E and H and change across
in place of Nos. 2 at F and G and bring back Nos. 2 from F and G to E
and H; then take Nos. 1 at E and H, and change across in place of Nos. 1
at F and G, and bring back Nos. 1 from F and G to E and H; then go to A
and commence as at first, and repeat till the chain is finished.
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For further directions see page 9.
FANCY SQUARE CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE twenty-four strands, seventy hairs in a strand, and place on table
like pattern. Commence at A, lift Nos. 1 across inside of No. 1 at B,
and bring back Nos. 1 from B to A; then change Nos. 1 at C and D the
same; then change Nos. 1 at E and F the same; then go to A, lift Nos. 2
across to B, and bring back Nos. 2 from B to A; then change Nos. 2 at C
and D the same; then change Nos. 2 at E and F the same, and you are
through the braid ready to commence at A as at first.
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Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire
and push the braid together on the wire; then boil in water about ten
minutes; then take it out and put in an oven as hot as it will bear
without burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off
of the wire on to the cord, and sew the ends of the braid so it will not
slip on the cord and put a little shellac on the end to keep it fast. If
you want it elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid,
vary the number of hairs in a strand.
SQUARE CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE sixteen strands, eighty hairs in a strand, and place them on the
table like pattern. Commence at A, change the Nos. 1 across inside of
Nos. 1 at B, and bring back Nos. 1 from B to A; then take No. 2 at A
change over in place of Nos. 2 at B and bring back Nos. 2 from B to A;
then go to C, and change the Nos. 1 from C to D, and bring back Nos. 1
from D to C; then take Nos. 2 at C and change over in place of Nos. 2 at
D, and bring back Nos 2 from D to C; then go to A and begin as at first,
repeating until the braid is finished.
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Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire
and push the braid together on the wire; then boil in water about ten
minutes; then take it out and put in an oven as hot as it will bear
without burning, until it is quite dry, then take it out and slip it off
of the wire on to the cord, and sew the ends of the braid so it will not
slip on the cord, and put a little shellac on the end to keep it fast.
If you want it elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid,
vary the number of hairs in a strand.
FANCY TWIST CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE thirty-two strands, fifty hairs in a strand, and place on table
like pattern. Change Nos. 1 at A across inside of Nos. 1 at B, and bring
back Nos. 1 from B to A; then change in the same way, successively, the
Nos. 3, 5, 2, 4, 6, 3, 5, 7, 4, 6, 8, 5, 7, 1, 6, 8, 2, 7, 1, 3, 8, 2,
4--then you are through, ready to commence as at first.
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Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire
and push the braid together on the wire, then boil in water about ten
minutes; then take it out and put in an oven as hot as it will bear
without burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off
of the wire on to the cord, and sew the ends of the braid so it will not
slip on the cord, and put a little shellac on the end to keep it fast.
If you want it elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid,
vary the number of hairs in a strand.
FANCY TWIST CHAIN BRAID.
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TAKE sixteen strands, eighty hairs in a strand, and lay on table like
pattern. Commence at A and B--take No. 1 at A in left hand and No. 1 at
B in right hand, swing around table to the left, and change places with
them; then take No. 7 at B in right hand and No. 7 at A in left hand,
and swing around the table to the right and change places with them;
then take No. 5 at A in right hand and No. 5 at B in left hand, and
swing around the table to the left, and change places as before; then
take No. 8 at A in right hand and No. 8 at B in left hand and swing
around table to the left and change as before; then take No. 6 at A in
left hand, and No. 6 at B in right hand and swing around table to the
right and change as before; then take No. 4 at A in right hand and No. 4
at B in left hand, and swing around table to the left and change as
before; then take No. 7 at A in right hand and No. 7 at B in left hand,
swing around table to the left and change as before, then take No. 5 at
A in left hand and No. 5 at B in right hand, swing around table to the
right and change as before; then take No. 3 at A in right hand and No. 3
at B in left hand and swing around table to the left and change as
before; then take No. 6 at A in right hand and No. 6 at B in left hand
and swing around table to the left and change as before; then take No. 4
at A in left hand and No. 4 at B in right hand and swing around table
to the right and change as before; then take No. 2 at A in right hand
and No. 2 at B in left hand and swing around table to the left and
change as before; then take No. 5 at A in right hand and No. 5 at B in
left hand and swing around table to the left and change as before, then
take No. 3 at A in left hand and No. 3 at B in right hand, and swing
around table to the right and change as before. Then commence at A as at
first.
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire
and push the braid together on the wire; then boil in water about ten
minutes; then take it out and put in an oven as hot as it will bear
without burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off
of the wire on to the cord, and sew the ends of the braid so it will not
slip on the cord, and put a little shellac on the end to keep it fast.
If you want it elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid,
vary the number of hairs in a strand.
DOUBLE TWIST CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE eighteen strands, eighty hairs in a strand, and place on table like
pattern. Commence at A and B--take No. 1 at A in right hand and No. 1 at
B in left hand and swing them around the table to the right and change
places with them; then change the Nos. 8, 6 and 4 the same way; then
count back five to the left (not counting the one last braided),
bringing you to No. 9--swing as before to the right and change places;
then change the Nos. 7, 5 and 3 the same way; then count back five,
bringing you to No. 8--change the same; and so on, first counting two
forward and change three times, and then count five back and change the
same, so on until the braid is finished.
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Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire
and push the braid together on the wire; then boil in water about ten
minutes; then take it out and put in an oven as hot as it will bear
without burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off
of the wire on to the cord, and sew the ends of the braid so it will not
slip on the cord, and put a little shellac on the end to keep it fast.
If you want it elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid,
vary the number of hairs in a strand.
FANCY CABLE CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE sixteen strands, eighty hairs in a strand, and place them on the
table like pattern. Commence at A and B, take No. 1 at A in right hand
and No. 1 at B in left hand, and swing them around to the left and
change places with them; then take successively Nos. 3, 5, 2, 4, 6, 3,
5, 7, 4, 6, 8, and change the same; then commence as at first with No.
1, so on repeating until the braid is finished.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire
and push the braid together on the wire; then boil in water about ten
minutes; then take it out and put in an oven as hot as it will bear
without burning, until it is quite dry then take it out and slip it off
of the wire on to the cord, and sew the ends of the braid so it will not
slip on the cord, and put a little shellac on the end to keep it fast.
If you want it elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid,
vary the number of hairs in a strand.
HALF SQUARE CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE twenty four strands, seventy hairs in a strand, and arrange like
pattern. Commence at A, take Nos. 1 and lay them in the place of Nos. 1
at B, and bring back Nos. 1 from B to A; then take Nos. 2 at C and lay
in the place of Nos. 2 at D and bring back Nos. 2 from D to C. Then take
the Nos. 3 from H and lay between the Nos. 3 at G, and bring back the
Nos. 3 from G to H; then take the Nos. 4 at H and place between the Nos.
4 at G, and bring back the Nos. 4 from G to H; then take Nos. 5 at E and
place between Nos. 5 at F, and bring back the Nos. 5 from F to E; then
take the Nos. 6 at E and place them inside of Nos. 6 at F, and bring
back the Nos. 6 from F to E. Commence at A as at first, and repeat until
the braid is finished.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire
and push the braid together on the wire; then boil in water about ten
minutes; then take it out and put in an oven as hot as it will bear
without burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off
of the wire on to the cord, and sew the ends of the braid so it will not
slip on the cord, and put a little shellac on the end to keep it fast.
If you want it elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid,
vary the number of hairs in a strand.
TWELVE SQUARE CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE twenty-four strands, and place on table like pattern. Commence at
A, take Nos. 1 and place between Nos. 1 at B, and bring back Nos. 1 from
B and lay in place of Nos. 1 at A; then change the Nos. 2 at A, and B
the same way; then change the succeeding numbers, 3, 4, 5 and 6, all the
same way. Then you are through the braid, ready to commence at Nos. 1
again, as at first, and repeat until the braid is the desired length.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire,
and push the braid close together; then boil in water about ten minutes,
and take it out and put it in an oven as hot as it will bear without
burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off the
wire on to the cord, sew the ends of the braid so it will not slip, and
put a little shellac on the ends to keep it fast. If you want it
elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid, vary the
number of hairs in a strand.
FLAT TWIST CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE eight strands, ninety hairs in a strand, and place on table like
pattern. Commence, take No. 1 at A in right hand, and No. 1 at B in left
hand, and swing around table to the right--the No. 1 in the right hand
over across Nos. 2, 3 and 4 at B, and the No. 1 in the left hand over
across Nos. 2, 3 and 4 at A; repeat until the braid is finished.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire
and push the braid together on the wire; then boil in water about ten
minutes; then take it out and put in an oven as hot as it will bear
without burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off
of the wire on to the cord, and sew the ends of the braid so it will not
slip on the cord, and put a little shellac on the end to keep it fast.
If you want it elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid,
vary the number of hairs in a strand.
RIB CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE sixteen strands, eighty hairs in a strand, and place them on the
table like pattern. Commence at A, take both No. 1 strands and cross
over in between Nos. 1 on the opposite side to B, then bring back both
Nos. 2 from B to A, and place them in between Nos. 2; then walk around
table to C and braid it across table to D as before. Then commence at A
and repeat until braid is finished.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire
and push the braid together on the wire; then boil in water about ten
minutes; then take it out and put in an oven as hot as it will bear
without burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off
of the wire on to the cord, and sew the ends of the braid so it will not
slip on the cord, and put a little shellac on the end to keep it fast.
If you want it elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid,
vary the number of hairs in a strand.
FANCY CABLE CHAIN BRAID
TAKE any number of strands that can be divided by two, eight hairs in a
strand, and place on table like pattern. Commence by taking No. 1 at A
and B and change places by swinging them to the right; then take No. 2
at A and B and change places with them by swinging to the left; then
take No. 3 at A and B and change places by swinging them to the right;
then Nos. 4, and change places by swinging them to the left, and so on,
swinging to the right and left alternately, until the braid is finished.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire
and push the braid together on the wire; then boil in water about ten
minutes; then take it out and put in an oven as hot as it will bear
without burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off
of the wire on to the cord, and sew the ends of the braid so it will not
slip on the cord, and put a little shellac on the end to keep it fast.
If you want it elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid,
vary the number of hairs in a strand.
SQUARE CABLE CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE any number of strands that can be divided by two, eighty hairs in a
strand, and place on table like pattern. Commence at A and B, take Nos.
1 and swing them around table to the right--No. 1 from A around to B
across No. 2 at B, and No. 1 from B across No. 2 at A; then take Nos. 1
at C and D and change as before; then change the same at E and F and at
B and A, so on around the table to the right until the chain is
completed. Any number of strands can be used by increasing the number in
each place, or by having three, four, five or six in a place, care being
taken to cross all the strands. For instance, there are four strands,
No. 1 must be crossed over all as you braid around the table. By adding
strands a different braid is formed.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire
and push the braid together on the wire; then boil in water about ten
minutes; then take it out and put in an oven as hot as it will bear
without burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off
of the wire on to the cord, and sew the ends of the braid so it will not
slip on the cord, and put a little shellac on the end to keep it fast.
If you want it elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid,
vary the number of hairs in a strand.
FOB CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE twenty strands, seventy hairs in a strand, and place on table like
pattern. Commence at A, cross No. 1 in the right hand over the No. 1 in
the left hand, and then go to B and cross No. 1 in the left hand over
No. 1 in the right hand; then go back to A and take Nos. 1 and cross
inside of Nos. 1 at B, and bring back Nos. 1 from B to A; then take Nos.
2 and change the same; then change Nos. 3 the same; then go to C and
take Nos. 1 and cross inside of Nos. 2 at D, and bring back Nos. 1 from
D and lay inside of Nos. 2 at C; then commence at A as at first, and
repeat until the braid is finished.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire
and push the braid together on the wire; then boil in water about ten
minutes; then take it out and put in an oven as hot as it will bear
without burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off
of the wire on to the cord, and sew the ends of the braid so it will not
slip on the cord, and put a little shellac on the end to keep it fast.
If you want it elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid,
vary the number of hairs in a strand.
SQUARE RIBBED CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE twenty strands, seventy hairs in a strand, and place on table like
pattern. Commence take No. 1 at A in right hand and No. 1 at B in left
hand, swing to the right and change places with them; then take Nos. 3
at A and lay inside of Nos. 2 at B, and bring Nos. 3 from B and lay
inside of Nos. 2 at A; then go to C and take No. 1 in right hand and No.
1 at D in left hand, swing to the right and change places with them;
then take Nos. 3 at C and lay inside of Nos. 2 at D, and bring back Nos.
3 from D and lay inside of Nos. 2 at C. Then commence at A as at first,
and repeat until the braid is finished.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire
and push the braid together on the wire; then boil in water about ten
minutes; then take it out and put in an oven as hot as it will bear
without burning, until it is quite dry, then take it out and slip it off
of the wire on to the cord, and sew the ends of the braid so it will not
slip on the cord, and put a little shellac on the end to keep it fast.
If you want it elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid,
vary the number of hairs in a strand.
DOUBLE LOOP CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE twenty-four strands, sixty hairs in a strand, and place on table
like pattern. Commence at A and B: take Nos. 1 at A, and lift them
across the table, and lay the one in left hand between Nos. 1 at B, and
the one in right hand on the outside of Nos. 1 at B, and bring back the
Nos. 1 from B to A. Then pass round the table to the right, and change
(in the same manner) successively, the Nos. 3, 5, 6, 2, 4, 6, 2, 4, 5,
1, 3 and 5; then commence at A with Nos. 1, as at first, and repeat
until the braid is finished.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire,
and push the braid close together; then boil in water about ten minutes,
and take it out and put it in an oven as hot as it will bear without
burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off the
wire on to the cord, sew the ends of the braid so it will not slip, and
put a little shellac on the ends to keep it fast. If you want it
elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid, vary the
number of hairs in a strand.
KNOT CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE thirty-two strands with fifty hairs in a strand, and place them on
table like pattern. Commence at A, take Nos. 4 and lift over across
table, and lay outside of Nos. 1 at B, then bring back Nos. 4 from B and
lay outside of Nos. 1 at A; then take Nos. 3 at A and lift over across
table and lay outside of Nos. 1 at B, and bring back Nos. 3 from B and
lay outside of Nos. 1 at A; then change Nos. 2 at A and B the same; then
take Nos. 1 and change the same; then go to D and change the same as at
A; then go to B and change the same; then go to C and change the same,
and you are ready to commence again at A, as at first: repeat until
braid is finished.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire
and push the braid together on the wire; then boil in water about ten
minutes; then take it out and put in an oven as hot as it will bear
without burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off
of the wire on to the cord, and sew the ends of the braid so it will not
slip on the cord, and put a little shellac on the end to keep it fast.
If you want it elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid,
vary the number of hairs in a strand.
DOUBLE RIB CHAIN BRAID.
TAKE thirty-two strands, sixty hairs in a strand and place on table like
pattern. Commence at A, take Nos. 4 and lift over table and lay outside
of Nos. 1 at B, and bring back Nos. 4 from B and lay outside of Nos. 1
at A; then go to D and change the Nos. 4 the same as at A and B; then go
to B and change the same as at A; then go to C and change the same way,
and then to A and change as at first, and so on, repeating the changes
until the braid is finished.
[Illustration]
Braid this over a small wire, with a hole in one end like the eye of a
needle, so as to draw a small cord in the place of the wire. When you
have it braided, take off your weights, tie the ends fast on the wire,
and push the braid close together; then boil in water about ten minutes,
and take it out and put it in an oven as hot as it will bear without
burning, until it is quite dry; then take it out and slip it off the
wire on to the cord, sew the ends of the braid so it will not slip, and
put a little shellac on the ends to keep it fast. If you want it
elastic, use elastic cord. To vary the size of the braid, vary the
number of hairs in a strand.
FANCY CHAIN BRAID.
[Illustration]