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26. FEATHER-STITCH SAMPLER (BACK).

The border at C is merely an elaboration of the above, with three slanting stitches on each edge instead of a single one in the direction of the band.

the working of G G on feather-stitch sampler.

Bands D, E, F, G, are variations of ordinary feather-stitch, requiring no further explanation than the back view of the work ([26]) affords. On the face of the sampler it will be noticed that lines have been drawn for the guidance of the worker. These are always four in number, indicating at once, that the stitch is made with four strokes of the needle, and the points at which it is put in and out of the stuff.

to work G G.

In working G G, suppose four guiding lines to have been drawn as above—numbered, 1, 2, 3, 4, from left to right. Bring your needle out at the top of line 1. Make a chain-stitch slanting downwards from line 1 to line 2. Put your needle into line 3 about ⅛th of an inch lower down, and, slanting it upwards, bring it out on line 4 level with the point where you last brought it out. Make a chain-stitch slanting downwards this time from right to left, and bring your needle out on line 3. Lastly, put your needle into line 2, ⅛th of an inch below the last stitch, and, slanting it upwards, bring it out on line 1.