Insertion with leaves in darning stitch (fig. [713]).—Fasten on the thread where, according to the illustration, the first leaf in the insertion ought to come, carry it across to the opposite side, draw it through the edge of the braid and bring it back to the point whence it started, lay threads across to both sides, like in figs. [711] and [712], unite them by a knot, such as described in fig. [711], lay the thread once more round the middle leaf, and finish the leaf in darning stitch, working downwards from the top, as described in the preceding chapter in figs. [646] and [647]. As may be seen from the second middle leaf, your darning stitches have to be made over five threads, subdivided into two and three.
Fig. 713. Insertion with leaves worked in darning stitch.
Insertion with small wheels (fig. [714]).—Here, you have to make two rows of Russian stitches opposite each other and carry the thread to the point of intersection, then, you make a wheel over five threads and pass the needle under the completed wheel to reach the next point of intersection. Half wheels may also be added at the edge of the braid, as in figs. [658] and [659].
Fig. 714. Insertion with small wheels.
Fig. 715. Insertion with big wheels.
Insertion with big wheels (fig. [715]).—Carry the thread horizontally across the middle of the space intended for the insertion, to the opposite side, and then conduct it by means of overcasting stitches into the corner; thence make a loose loop over to the opposite corner, pass the needle under six or eight threads of the braid edge, slip it under the horizontal thread first laid and behind the loop, and finish the stitch on the other side in the edge of the braid.