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41.—­Insertion in Tatting and Crochet.

Materials:  Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s tatting cotton No. 40; crochet cotton No. 60; tatting-pin No. 2.

[Illustration:  41.—­Insertion in Tatting and Crochet.]

Begin the tatting with fine cotton and 2 shuttles.  Work with the cotton on one shuttle over the cotton on the other in the following manner:—­Knot the 2 ends of cotton together * 4 times 2 double divided by a short purl, 3 long purl divided by 1 double; the 1st and 3rd purl must be three-fifths of an inch long, the 2nd one two-fifths of an inch; 4 times 2 double divided by a short purl, 1 purl two-fifths of an inch long; repeat from * till the strip of insertion is sufficiently long.  Then work a similar row of tatting, and join the two rows before working the 1 long purl, by fastening the cotton on the corresponding long purl of the 1st row, so that the 2 rows are joined closely together, and the purl stitches of either are turned outwards.  At the top and bottom of the tatting work the 3 following rows of crochet:—­* 1 double in the middle one of the 3 long purl, 8 chain, 1 double in each of the 3 following long purl, 8 chain; repeat from * to the end of the row. 2nd row. 8 double in each scallop, miss the 3 double stitches of the preceding row under 3 chain.  The 3rd row consists of treble stitches in every other stitch, 1 chain after every treble.  Lastly, the leaves are worked with thick cotton by filling up the first and last long purl of a pattern with darning stitch from illustration; the cross stitches between the two rows of tatting are worked with very fine cotton.

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42.—­Purse in Tatting and Beads.

Materials:  Grey purse-silk; steel beads; scarlet glace silk; a steel clasp with chain.

This purse is worked in tatting with grey silk and beads.  The beads are threaded on a piece of silk, with which you work over another piece of the same.  Begin each of the second halves of the purse with the circle in the centre, which consists of 1 purled stitch, 1 purl (all the purl of this circle are three-tenths of an inch long, and are covered with six beads, which must be drawn up close together before working the purl), 12 double divided by 1 purl.  Join the stitches into a circle by knotting together the two ends of the silk.

2nd round:  Begin again and work one of the small circles; * 2 double, draw up one bead after each, 1 double, 1 short purl without beads, 2 double, 1 bead after each, 1 double, fasten the silk on the purl of the middle circle, so as to let it come between the 3rd and 4th bead of the 6 beads on that purl; 2 double, 1 bead after each, 1 double, 1 short purl, 2 double, 1 bead after each, 1 double, join the stitches into a circle, draw up 2 beads; work a larger circle without fastening the silk belonging to the smaller one; 3 double, 1 bead after each, 1 double, 1 purl