Fig. 839. Balls for trimmings. Putting in the loop.
Fig. 840. Balls for trimmings. Cutting out the cardboard.
Fig. 841. Ball completed with loop attached.
Lay two of these rounds together and cover them closely with stitches, fig. [837], using for this purpose Coton à tricoter D.M.C (knitting cotton) or Coton à repriser D.M.C (darning cotton).[A]
When the round is entirely covered, put the scissors in between the two circles of cardboard and cut open the stitches all round the outer edge, fig. [838]; then draw a piece of thread between the two circles and knot it firmly round the stitches that meet in the centre hole, fig. [839]; leave sufficiently long ends of thread hanging to form a loop by which the ball can afterwards be fastened to the heading of the fringe; when the stitches are knotted together you cut and pull out the cardboard, fig. [840], and snip the thread with your scissors until it becomes quite fluffy and the ball is perfectly round, as shown in fig. [841].
Tambour work (figs. [842], [843], [844], [845]).—Since the introduction of the sewing machine, by means of which this charming kind of embroidery can be so quickly and easily executed, it has somewhat gone out of favour. As however, the fine patterns with a good deal of shading in them, can be far more accurately worked by hand than by machine, tambouring, which is in point of fact merely a form of crochet, has lately been revived. The piece of stuff on which the tambour work is to be done must be mounted on a frame.
