A complete table of colours must of necessity include certain more or less staring shades, which though they may not be to every one’s taste cannot on that account be left out.

We conclude our work with the well-meant and by no means useless recommendation to our readers, never to begin a piece of work of any considerable size without first making sure that the colours they intend to use are fast and providing themselves with a larger supply of materials than even on a close calculation they think they are likely to require, lest they should find themselves under the disagreeable necessity of having either to leave their work unfinished or finish it with materials that do not match. There is generally a slight difference in tone between cottons that have been bought at different times, and there is also a reasonable likelihood, considering their great variety, of some mistake being made in the number by either buyer or seller in ordering a fresh supply.

Alphabetical list of the names and the numbers of the 450 shadesD.M.C Alsace Thread, Sewing and Embroidery Cottons,contained in the D.M.C colour-card, in any of which shades theknitting Cotton, Soutaches and Braids etc. are to be had.
Couleurs
Colours		 Très-foncé
Very dark		 Foncé
Dark		 Moyen
Medium		 Clair
Light		 Très-clair
Very light
Bleu d’Azur... 3325.........
Bleu-Canard 3395 3306 3307 3308 3309
Bleu cendré...... 448......
Bleu de Ciel 515 516 517 518 519
Bleu-Fayence 481 482 483 484 485
Bleu de France 337 338 339 340 341
Bleu-Gentiane 476 477 478 479 480
Bleu-Gris 3300 3301 3302 3303 3304
Bleu-Indigo 336 311 312 322 334
Bleu-Lapis 342 333 343 344 345
Bleu-Marin 505 506 507 508 509
Bleu-Outremer... 682 683......
Bleu pâle......... 668...
Bleu-Prunelle 486 487 488 489 490
Bleu tendre............ 709
Bleu vert 525 526 527 528 529
Bleu violacé... 674 675......
——
Bronze doré 585 586 587 588 589
——
Brun-Acajou 300 400 301 401 402
Brun-Cachou 433 434 435 436 437
Brun-Cannelle 660 661 662 663 664
Brun-Caroubier 354 355 303 356 357
Brun-Chamois 416 417 324 418 419
Brun-Cuir 430 431 302 432 325
Brun-Feuille-morte 615 616 617 618 619
Brun-Havane 454 455 456 457 458
Brun-Loutre 438 439 440 441 442
Brun-Marron 403 404 405 406 407
Brun-Myrthe...... 463......
Brun-Puce 459............
Brun-Rouille 3310 3311 3312 3313 3314
——
Gris-Acier 650 651 652 653 654
Gris-Amadou 329 383 384 385 386
Gris d’Argent...... 719......
Gris-Bleu 590 591 592 593 594
Gris-Bois 610 611 612 613 614
Gris-Brun 408 409 410 411 412
Gris-Castor 645 646 647 648 649
Gris-Cendre 413 317 414 318 415
Gris-Coutil 387 388 323 389 390
Gris-Deuil 655 656 657 658 659
Gris-Écru... 704 705 706...
Gris-Etoupe... 707 708......
Gris de Fer 600 601 602 603 604
Gris-Feutre 635 636 637 638 639
Gris-Ficelle... 460 461 462...
Gris-Foin 520 521 522 523 524
Gris-Fumée 640 641 642 643 644
Gris-Lin...... 716 717...
Gris-Mastic...... 718......
Gris neutre 620 621 622 623 624
Gris-Noisette 420 421 422 423 424
Gris-Perle 625 626 627 628 629
Gris de Plomb 378 379 380 381 382
Gris-Poussière 630 631 632 633 634
Gris-Souris 425 426 427 428 429
Gris-Tilleul 391 392 393 330 331
Gris verdâtre 595 596 597 598 599
——
Jaune-Citron... 307 445 446...
Jaune-Crême...... 711 712...
Jaune-Maïs 575 576 577 678 579
Jaune d’Ocre...... 676 677...
Jaune-Orange...... 443 444...
Jaune-Rouille 363 364 308 365 366
Jaune d’Or...... 667......
Jaune-vieil-Or 678 679 680......
——
Lilas gris 313 398 314 328 399
——
Noir grand-teint 310............
Noir-Jais 681............
Noir vert 473............
——
Rose-Eglantine 570 571 572 573 574
Rose tendre............ 3326
Rose vif 565 566 567 568 569
——
Rouge-Aurore 360 306 361 332 362
Rouge-Bordeaux 496 497.........
Rouge-Cardinal 346 347 304 305 348
Rouge-Cerise 3315 3316 3317 3318 3319
Rouge-Corinthe...... 447......
Rouge-Cornouille... 449 450......
Rouge-Ecarlate... 498 464......
Rouge-Framboise 684 685 686 687 688
Rouge-Géranium 349 350 351 352 353
Rouge-Grenat 358 359 326 309 335
Rouge-Groseille 605 606 607 608 609
Rouge-Maroquin...... 3327 3328 3329
Rouge-Turc...... 321......
Rouge-Vermillon...... 666......
——
Vert-Bouteille 491 492 493 494 495
Vert-Bronze 669 670 671 672 673
Vert-Canard 545 546 547 548 549
Vert-Corbeau 665............
Vert doré 580 581 582 583 584
Vert d’Eau...... 713 714 715
Vert-de-gris... 474 475......
Vert-Emeraude 555 556 557 558 559
Vert-Fauve 689 690 691 692 693
Vert-Lierre 500 501 502 503 504
Vert-Madeira......... 710...
Vert-Malachite 560 561 562 563 564
Vert métallique 465 466 467......
Vert-Mousse 468 469 470 471 472
Vert-Myrthe 535 536 537 538 539
Vert-Olive 510 511 512 513 514
Vert-Perroquet 694 695 696 697 698
Vert-Pistache 319 367 320 368 369
Vert-Pré 699 700 701 702 703
Vert russe... 499.........
——
Violet-Améthyste 3320 3321 3322 3323 3324
Violet-Evêque 451 452 453......
Violet-Lie-de-vin 370 371 372 373 374
Violet-Mauve 375 315 376 316 377
Violet-de-Parme 540 541 542 543 544
Violet-Pensée 530 531 532 533 534
Violet-Prune 550 551 552 553 554
Violet-Scabieuse 394 327 395 396 397
Couleurs
Colours		 Très-foncé
Very dark		 Foncé
Dark		 Moyen
Medium		 Clair
Light		 Très-clair
Very light

To avoid mistakes the public is urgently requested to designate the colours by the number, never by name.

The colours whose numbers begin with 3 or 4 are the fastest.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

[PREFACE.]Page
[PLAIN SEWING]
[Stitches]
[Seams]
[Gathering]
[Sewing on cord and flaps][10]
[Button-holes][11]
[Sewing on buttons][12]
[Binding slits][13]
[Sewing on piping][13]
[Fixing whale-bones—Herring-boning][14]
[MENDING][15]
[Linen darning][16]
[Satin or twill darning][17]
[Damask darning][18]
[Fine-drawing][20]
[Patching][20]
[SINGLE AND CUT OPEN-WORK][23]
[Hem-stitching][24]
[Open-work patterns][27]
[Cutting out threads at the corners][39]
[Cut open-work][40]
[Patterns for cut open-work][42]
[NET AND DAMASK STITCHES][51]
[Net embroidery][51]
[Net patterns][52]
[Net darning][62]
[Damask stitches][63]
[WHITE EMBROIDERY][76]
[Stitches][77]
[Different kinds of scallops][79]
[Eyelet holes][80]
[Six ways of making dots][81]
[Venetian embroidery][82]
[Patterns and alphabets][83]
[FLAT STITCH AND GOLD EMBROIDERY][105]
[Encroaching satin stitch][105]
[Oriental stitch][106]
[Plaited stitch and mosaic stitch][108]
[Persian stitch][109]
[Straight and encroaching flat stitch patterns][110]
[Chinese embroidery][111]
[Raised embroidery][113]
[Turkish embroidery][113]
[Implements and materials for gold embroidery][115]
[Stitches used in gold embroidery][119]
[Patterns for gold embroidery][120]
[TAPESTRY AND LINEN EMBROIDERY][127]
[Marking out the embroidery ground][128]
[Tapestry stitches][129]
[Tapestry patterns][138]
[Stitches for linen embroidery][143]
[Patterns for linen embroidery][152]
[KNITTING][171]
[Position of the hands][172]
[Casting on][173]
[Stitches][178]
[Stocking knitting][182]
[Scalloped edge][183]
[Heels][184]
[Toes][189]
[Mending knitting][190]
[Piqué patterns][195]
[Patent knitting][201]
[Turkish stitch][201]
[Knitting patterns][203]
[CROCHET WORK][221]
[Position of the hands][223]
[Stitches][223]
[Method for copying tapestry patterns in crochet][238]
[Crochet with soutache or lacet][239]
[Crochet square, hexagon and star][240]
[Tunisian crochet][241]
[Hairpin crochet][243]
[Patterns for hairpin crochet][245]
[Crochet lace patterns][249]
[Crochet counterpanes][284]
[Crochet stars][300]
[Crochet collar][304]
[Crochet chair-back][316]
[TATTING][325]
[Position of the hands][326]
[Knots][328]
[Patterns of scallops and medallions][331]
[MACRAMÉ][343]
[Materials and implements][344]
[Formation of the knots][345]
[Macramé shuttles][360]
[Macramé patterns][361]
[NETTING][395]
[Implements and materials][395]
[Stitches][397]
[Patterns produced in netting][400]
[Mounting the netting on the frame][410]
[Stars and wheels][414]
[Grounds and lace][423]
[Embroidery on netting][434]
[Netted insertion][438]
[IRISH LACE][439]
[Materials][439]
[Tacking down the braids][440]
[Bars of different kinds][442]
[Insertion stitches][445]
[Lace stitches][450]
[Needle-made picots][467]
[Irish lace patterns][468]
[LACES OF DIFFERENT KINDS][473]
[Pillow lace and the implements for its manufacture][474]
[«Stitches» or passings][481]
[Patterns or grounds][481]
[Armenian lace][503]
[Laces in knotted stitch][505]
[Reticella-lace][508]
[Venetian-lace][510]
[Brussels-lace][515]
[MISCELLANEOUS FANCY WORK][517]
[Knotted cord][518]
[Balls for trimmings][519]
[Tambour work][521]
[Smyrna stitch][523]
[Malta stitch][525]
[Triangular Turkish stitch][526]
[Turkish embroidery][530]
[Appliqué-work][531]
[Morocco embroidery][535]
[Spanish embroidery][536]
[Different kinds of linen stitches][540]
[Pattern for linen stitches][541]
[Pattern for Roumanian stitch][544]
[Pattern for Piqué embroidery][546]
[Embroideries with Soutache][546]
[Chinese subject][551]
[PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS][553]
[Tracing and drawing the designs][553]
[The preparation of the stuffs and the subdivision of the patterns][557]
[To transpose and repeat patterns by means of looking glasses][559]
[To alter the proportions of a pattern by dividing the ground into squares][560]
[To prepare the paste for appliqué work][564]
[To stiffen new needlework][565]
[To wash ordinary lace][565]
[To wash real lace][566]
[To stiffen lace][566]
[To iron lace][566]
[To pin out lace][567]
[To wash coloured cottons and work done with the same][568]
[Materials][569]