together), miss two, two on a loop, X repeat. The next diamond of
holes must be so managed as to fall immediately between two of the
first row. By repeating the first line, the place will be indicated.
In all these stitches, it is assumed that _squares_ are to be filled
in. Where the shape varies from that, extra stitches must be added, at
the beginning, or taken away, as the case may be, the worker referring
to the engraving for the appearance intended to be produced.

CLOSE DIAMOND (No. 32). The first row is plain button-hole stitch.

2nd row: Five stitches, X leave the space of two, fourteen stitches, X
repeat.

3rd: Two stitches, X miss two, do two on the loop, miss two, work on
all the rest of the fourteen, except the last two, X repeat. In the
fourth row, the holes fall over those of the first. The fifth row is
all in close stitches. In the sixth, begin to make fresh lines of
diamonds, coming exactly between the last set.

ANTWERP LACE (No. 33). 1st row: X eight close, miss the space of two,
X repeat.

2nd: X five close over eight close, and two close on the loop, X.

3rd: X two close over five, and five over two, X.

4th: X five close over two, and two over five, X.

5th: X eight close over every five, X repeat.

The above are the principal stitches found in Old Point Lace.

* * * * *

DEEP POINT LACE EDGING.

MATERIALS.--Brooks' Great Exhibition Prize Goat's-head Mecklenburgh
Threads, No. 1, 7, 100, and 120.

Draw the pattern from the engraving, a section of it being given the
full size. The paper must then be lined with alpaca. Should a short
piece only be required, the pattern should at once be made of the full
length; if not, several may be drawn. From the closeness of the work
it is impossible to work twice over the same paper.

The border of each pattern is formed of seven small scallops. It is
worked in braiding-stitch, that is, four threads are laid on, parellel
with each other, and formed into a braid by darning them backwards,
and forwards, putting the needle always under two together. As it is
not desirable to have any break in the outline, it will be
advisable to take, for each of the four outline threads a needleful
sufficiently long to answer for the whole piece of lace.

[Illustration: DEEP POINT LACE EDGING.]

When the whole length of the paper is done, the ends may be twisted
round a card, and wrapped in paper to keep them clean while that