Fig. 311. Two-sided line stitch. Backward row.
Two-sided insertion (figs. [312], [313], [314], [315], [316], [317], [318]).—We conclude this series of stitches with a description of a pretty, two-sided insertion, suitable for joining stripes of work of different widths together. In pieces of old needlework, we often find handsome, coloured patterns, joined together by a piece of lace or some quite different kind of work. The insertion represented in fig. [317], is a very good substitute for either. Fig. [312] explains the first stitch and the course of the second, from left to right, under 3 vertical and 3 horizontal threads; the 3rd stitch to the left, over 6 vertical threads, and the beginning of the 4th stitch. Fig. [313] shows the 4th stitch completed, and the direction the 5th and 6th stitches have to take; fig. [314], the 6th completed, and the position of the needle for the 7th and 8th; fig. [315], the 9th lower, horizontal stitch, over 6 vertical threads, the 10th backward stitch, and the position of the needle for the 11th and last stitch. Fig. [317] represents a whole series of stitches, and fig. [318], the back of the work, which though quite a different pattern, will combine very well with any two-sided embroidery.
Fig. 312. Two-sided insertion.
First detail.
Fig. 313. Two-sided insertion.
Second detail.
Fig. 314. Two-sided insertion.
Third detail.
