No. 4.—Petit Point de Venise (Little Venice Point).
No. 4.—Petit Point de Venise, or Little Venice Point.—This stitch is worked in the same manner as point de Venise, but one tight stitch only is worked in each loose button-hole stitch. This is a most useful stitch for filling in small spaces.
No. 5.—Italian Lace Stitch.—Commence at the right side and pass the thread to the left.
First row.—Make a loose button-hole stitch into the braid to form a loop, then pass the needle under the line of thread, making the loops an eighth of an inch apart.
Second row.—Pass the thread back to the left, make a button-hole stitch in every loop, and pass the needle under the line of thread after each button-hole stitch.
No. 5.—Italian Lace Stitch.
No. 6.—Cobweb Lace Stitch.
No. 6.—Cobweb Lace Stitch.—Commence at the right side, pass the thread to the left, work 3 button-hole stitches, miss the space of 3, which will leave a small loop, and continue these details to the end.