group of four clusters together, with three stitches, and
make a spider in the middle of the open-work, at the point where the
threads intersect each other.

[Illustration: FIG 86. THREE-ROWED OPEN-WORK.]

OPEN-WORK INSERTION WITH RINGS (fig. 87).--Bind the edges on both
sides, with straight, two-sided, stitches. Take, for this, Coton a
broder D.M.C, No. 30, (embroidery cotton), using it double. Draw out,
from twenty-four to thirty threads. Wind your thread six or seven times
round the middle of each cluster of nine threads, and then make
darning-stitches, above and below, to a length of 3 m/m. When you have
completed two clusters, join them together, by four interlocked
stitches; wind your thread three times round the single thread, and sew
it over with close stitches.

[Illustration: FIG 87. OPEN-WORK INSERTION WITH RINGS.]

OPEN-WORK INSERTION WITH SPIDERS (fig. 88).--Draw out twenty-four
threads. Ornament the two edges with half-spiders. You begin these over
two threads, and go on taking in others, to the number of eight. The
whole spider in the middle, is made as above described.

[Illustration: FIG. 88. OPEN-WORK INSERTION WITH SPIDERS.]

OPEN-WORK INSERTION (figs. 89 and 90).--The beauty of this otherwise
simple pattern, lies in the peculiar knot, with which the edges of the
stuff are ornamented.

[Illustration: FIG. 89. OPEN-WORK INSERTION.]

Carry the working thread, as shown in fig. 90, from right to left, (see
the description of the right side) over and under four threads; then
bring the needle back, under the thread which lies slanting, form a loop
with the forefinger of the left hand, slip it on to the needle, and draw
it up close to the first stitch; pull the needle through the knot, and
proceed to the next stitch.

The illustration explains how the open-work in the middle should be
carried out.

[Illustration: FIG. 90. EXPLANATION OF THE STITCH FOR FIG. 89.]

OPEN-WORK WITH WINDING STITCH (fig. 91).--For this pattern, which is a
very laborious one to work, draw out twenty-eight threads. Bind the
edges with two-sided stitches, over two, three, four and five threads,
respectively. For the middle figures, you must reckon four threads for
the clusters, round which the working thread is tightly twisted, eight
for the darned clusters, ornamented with picots (see fig. 165), and
sixteen for the rectangular rosettes, in two colours.

Make a loose spider over the threads, as a background for the roset