Rounded corners of netting (fig. [658]).—Darning stitches, made over a thread carried diagonally across one square and the adjacent corners of that and two other squares, produce the figure illustrated in fig. [658]. The accompanying detail shows the mode of working.
Fig. 658. Rounded corners on netting.
The number of stitches depends on the material you use; there should be no more than can lie quite flat, side by side, on the diagonal thread.
Linen stitch, set with darning stitch (fig. [659]).—There are some patterns it would hardly be possible to work on netting unless you could soften the outlines by darning stitches, as shown in the foregoing figure.
Fig. 659. Linen stitch set with darning stitch.
When employed as a setting to linen stitch, there should be fewer than in fig. [658]; you may also, instead of interrupting them at every corner, carry them all round a square, (see the right detail of the figure).
Linen stitch set with cord stitch (fig. [660]).—Many figures are also either corded or edged with twisted thread; both ways are represented in the illustration. In the latter case you can use the same thread as for the linen stitch, or if you wish the setting to be very pronounced, a thicker one. For instance, if the netting be made of Cordonnet 6 fils D.M.C No. 25[A] we recommend Fil à pointer D.M.C No. 15 or 20[A] for the setting. This difference of material is especially noticeable in the old Cluny Guipure, where the figures worked in linen stitch are edged with a thread like a cord. But if the linen stitch be bound with cord stitch, the same thread must be used for it, as for the foundation. A soft material, like Coton à repriser, makes the best padding for the overcasting stitches.
