No. 43.—d'Alençon and Sorrento Bars.—At Nos. 35 and 36 (page 16), a description of the method of making Sorrento bars is given, while at No. 19 (page 12), is a description of plain and fancy d'Alençon stitches. The two methods are combined in the work seen at No. 43 where the process is so clearly illustrated that a mere novice in lace-work could not fail to produce it perfectly. The combined stitch is used in filling in spaces, etc., etc.
No. 44.—Picot Or Dot on Sorrento Bar.—This dot is worked between rows of point de Bruxelles, 3 twisted stitches being worked into the loop left by the twisted thread; this forms a picot resembling satin stitch in appearance.
No. 44.—Picot or Dot on Sorrento Bar.
No. 45.—d'Alençon Bars.—These bars are worked upon point de Bruxelles edging, and are only applied to the inner part of a pattern, never being used as ground-work bars. The thread is merely passed three times over and under the point de Bruxelles stitches, the length of these bars being regulated by the space to be filled; when the third bar is completed a tight point de Bruxelles stitch fastens off the bars, and the thread is passed through the next point de Bruxelles stitch.
No. 45.—d'Alençon Bars.
No. 46.—Plain Venetian Bars.
No. 46.—Plain Venetian Bars.—These bars are worked so as to form squares, triangles, etc., in button-hole stitch upon a straight thread.