e difficult to make them regular in this way.

Each row of long stitches is followed by a row of plain stitches. The
side, where the long loops lie, becomes the right side. If you wish this
stitch to be very thick and handsome, wind the thread three times round
the ruler, or finger, and secure it with a plain stitch; in this case,
you should make one plain stitch between every two clusters. A loose,
fleecy thread is generally used for this stitch, and for washing
articles more especially, we recommend Coton a repriser D.M.C.

[Illustration: FIG. 413. LOOP STITCH.]

PLAIN STITCHES FOR A CHAIN (fig. 414).--Begin with two chain stitches,
put the needle in between the two threads of the first chain stitch,
turn the thread round the needle and draw it through in a loop, turn it
round again and draw it through the two loops; then, put the needle into
the left part of the stitch that was just made, turn the thread round
the needle, draw it through the two loops and so on, to the end.

[Illustration: FIG. 414. PLAIN STITCHES FOR A CHAIN.]

A chain of this kind makes a very good substitute for _mignardise_ when
that can not be got of the right size and colour for the required
purpose.

(4) TREBLES.--Trebles are little columns, or bars made of loops or
stitches. They can be worked, like all other crochet, either to and fro,
or all one way. There are different kinds of trebles; half or short
trebles, trebles, double trebles, called also 'long stitch', and
quadruple and quintuple trebles, called 'extra long stitch', connected
trebles and crossed trebles.

HALF TREBLES (fig. 415).--Turn the cotton round the needle from
behind, put the needle in between the trebles of the preceding row, or
into one edge of a chain stitch; make an over, bring the needle forward
again with the thread, make another over and draw the needle through all
three loops.

[Illustration: FIG. 415. HALF TREBLES]

TREBLES (figs. 416 and 417).--Begin, as for the half treble, by
turning the thread round the needle, and putting it in under one edge of
the stitch beneath, then take up the thread on the needle and bring it
through two of the loops, take it up again, and draw it through the two
remaining loops.

[Illustration: FIG. 416. TREBLES MADE DIRECTLY ABOVE ONE ANOTHER.]

[Illustration: FIG. 417. TREBLES SET BETWEEN THOSE OF THE PRECEDING
ROW.]

In fig. 417, we have trebles made in the same manner as fig. 416, only
that instead of putting the need