The Ladies' Work-Book / Containing Instructions In Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, etc.

by Unknown

LONDON:
JOHN CASSELL, LA BELL SAUVAGE YARD, LUDGATE HILL.

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THE
LADIES' WORK BOOK.

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[CONTENTS &LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.]

• [Casting on with one needle]
  
• [To cast on with two needles]
  
• [Plain knitting]
  
• [The German manner]
  
• [Purling]
  
• [To make a stitch]
  
• [To take up stitches]
  
• [To knit two pieces together]
  
• [To form a round]
  
• [To cast off]
  
• [Infant's shoe in knitting]
  
• [The tulip-wreath flower-vase mat]
  
• [A woven parasol]
  
• [Anti-macassar]
  
• [Anti-macassar]
  
• [Netted anti-macassar]
  
• [Bound couverette for an easy chair or sofa]
  
• [Floral anti-macassar]
  
• [Ottoman cover]
  
• [Music-stool couverette]
  
• [Chair cushion]
  
• [Toilet-cover in crochet]
  
• [Star-pattern d'oyley]
  
• [Crochet d'oyley]
  
• [Rose d'oyley]
  
• [Toilet cover]
  
• [Tidy in square crochet]
  
• [Arabesque toilet cover in square crochet]
  
• [Cover for a Hadrot lamp]
  
• [Lamp mat]
  
• [Candle-lamp mat]
  
• [Hand-screen]
  
• [Crochet counterpane for a bassinet]
  
• [Deep border for bassinet quilt]
  
• [Crochet stripe for bed-quilt]
  
• [Centre stripe for bed-quilt]
  
• [Handkerchief case, for hanging to the head of a bed]
  
• [Watchpocket]
  
• [Toilet sachet]
  
• [ lady's nightcap]
  
• [A shaving tidy]
  
• [Oval tidy for easy chair]
  
• [Crochet window-curtain]
  
• [Window-curtain]
  
• [Window-curtain and stove apron]
  
• [Netted window-curtain]
  
• [Bread-cloth]
  
• [Bread-cloth]
  
• [A spangled wool netted cover for a tea-poy, square work-table, or if drawn together at the top, makes a glittering fire-veil]
  
• [Netted anti-macassar]
  
• [Short purse, in netting]
  
• [Bridal purse, in crochet]
  
• [Lady's short purse]
  
• [Handsome purse]
  
• [Mousquetaire crochet collar]
  
• [Raised rose crochet collar]
  
• [Point collar]
  
• [Point collar, in crochet]
  
• [Lounging-cap, in crochet]
  
• [Crochet edgings and insertions]
  
• [Insertions]
  
• [Brussels edging]
  
• [Venetian bars]
  
• [Edging Venetian bars]
  
• [Sorrento bars]
  
• [Stitches]
  
• [Open English lace]
  
• [Brabant edging]
  
• [Lyons point]
  
• [Brussels lace]
  
• [Little Venetian lace]
  
• [Deep point-lace edging]
  
• [Collar in Spanish rose point]
  
• [Handkerchief border, in antique point lace]
  
• [Apron in broderie en lacet]
  
• [Pincushion cover in point lace]
  
• [Pincushion]
  

[KNITTING.]