Fig. 455. Hairpin fringe with one line of balls.
The loops in fig. [455] are all of one length and a ball hangs from every third. In the last chapter but one, a minute description is given of the way in which these balls are made. The heading of the loops is formed by a row of chain stitches, varying in number from four to six, according to the size of the cotton. The edge is ornamented with little picots. The fringe, in fig. [456], consists of three long and three short loops alternately, which causes, the balls that are made to depend from them, to form two parallel lines.
Fig. 456. Hairpin fringe with two lines of balls, one above the other.
Materials—For the crochet-work: Cordonnet 6 fils D.M.C Nos. 3 to 10, or Fil à pointer D.M.C Nos. 10 to 30. For the balls: Coton à repriser D.M.C Nos. 8 to 16.
If you join the loops of the heading together, three and three, you will have to make enough chain stitches to cover the space that is to be filled.
The picots are made with 6 chain stitches, you put the needle back into the fifth stitch after closing the picot, make 1 chain, 2 plain, in the preceding row, 1 picot and so on.
Fringe made with Lacet or braid (fig. [457]).—This is an easy fringe to make and a very effective trimming for table-cloths, curtains etc., which are embroidered on coarse stuffs.
