1st oval: Fill the shuttle, but do not cut it off from the reel, as a double thread is used, and commence by working 10 double stitches, 1 purl, 10 double; draw up.
Double thread: Putting the thread attached to the reel round the left hand, work 8 double, 1 purl, 8 double.
2nd oval: 10 double, join to purl in 1st oval, 10 double; draw up.
The pattern is now complete. Repeat from beginning, taking care that the next oval be close to the last.
Crochet a heading with the same cotton, working 7 chain, 1 double into the purl in double thread. Repeat.
4.--Lace Edging in Tatting.
Materials: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s crochet cotton No. 10, or tatting cotton No. 20; tatting-pin No. 3; any sized shuttle. For a finer edging, No. 18.