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The Ladies' Work-Book

Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, &c.

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LONDON: JOHN CASSELL, LA BELL SAUVAGE YARD, LUDGATE HILL.

THE LADIES' WORK BOOK.

CONTENTS &LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

Casting on with one needle

To cast on with two needles

Plain knitting

The German manner

Purling

To make a stitch

To take up stitches

To knit two pieces together

To form a round

To cast off

Infant's shoe in knitting

The tulip-wreath flower-vase mat

A woven parasol

Anti-macassar

Anti-macassar

Netted anti-macassar

Bound couverette for an easy chair or sofa

Floral anti-macassar

Ottoman cover

Music-stool couverette

Chair cushion

Toilet-cover in crochet

Star-pattern d'oyley

Crochet d'oyley

Rose d'oyley

Toilet cover

Tidy in square crochet

Arabesque toilet cover in square crochet

Cover for a Hadrot lamp

Lamp mat

Candle-lamp mat

Hand-screen

Crochet counterpane for a bassinet

Deep border for bassinet quilt

Crochet stripe for bed-quilt

Centre stripe for bed-quilt

Handkerchief case, for hanging to the head of a bed

Watchpocket

Toilet sachet

lady's nightcap

A shaving tidy

Oval tidy for easy chair

Crochet window-curtain

Window-curtain

Window-curtain and stove apron

Netted window-curtain

Bread-cloth

Bread-cloth

A spangled wool netted cover for a tea-poy, square work-table, or if drawn together at the top, makes a glittering fire-veil

Netted anti-macassar

Short purse, in netting

Bridal purse, in crochet

Lady's short purse

Handsome purse

Mousquetaire crochet collar

Raised rose crochet collar

Point collar

Point collar, in crochet

Lounging-cap, in crochet

Crochet edgings and insertions

Insertions

Brussels edging

Venetian bars

Edging Venetian bars

Sorrento bars

Stitches

Open English lace

Brabant edging

Lyons point

Brussels lace

Little Venetian lace

Deep point-lace edging

Collar in Spanish rose point

Handkerchief border, in antique point lace

Apron in broderie en lacet

Pincushion cover in point lace

Pincushion

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