THE LIBRARY OF WORK AND PLAY
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
I WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE IN YOUR WORK BOX, SEWING ON BUTTONS, BASTING, DARNING
II BACK-STITCHING, OVER-CASTING, CREASING A HEM AND HEMMING,
III GATHERING, SEWING ON BANDS, A PRACTICAL SEWING APRON, HEMMED PATCHES, GUSSETS AND TUCKS
IV A DOLL'S SKIRT AND SEWING CASE, BINDINGS, DOLL'S BED LINEN AND A PIN CASE
V MAKING BUTTONHOLES, CUTTING FROM A PATTERN, A DOLL DRESS
VI A LESSON IN STENCILLING
VII WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH ONE SKIN; CUT LEATHER BAGS, BELTS, BOOK COVERS. ETC.
VIII TOOLED LEATHER AND TOOLS NECESSARY
IX THE SIMPLEST STITCHES IN EMBROIDERY CHAIN STITCHING,
X SMOCKING, FEATHER-STITCHING AND LAZY-DAISY STITCH
XI COUCHING, SHADOW WORK AND TURKISH STITCH HOW TO STAMP DESIGNS
XII BUTTONHOLING AND WALLACHIAN EMBROIDERY
XIII ROMAN CUT-WORK, FANCY BUTTONHOLING FOR BORDERS, WORK BAGS, BERMUDA FAGOTTING
XIV SATIN-STITCH AND MARKING
XV EYELETS AND FRENCH KNOTS, BULLION STITCH, AND OTHER FANCY STITCHES.
XVI LONG AND SHORT, KENSINGTON EMBROIDERY, AND RIBBON WORK FOR SIMPLE FLOWERS
XVII HARDANGER EMBROIDERY FOR SQUARES, PIN CUSHIONS, AND SPREADS
XVIII APPLIQUE ON LINEN AND OTHER MATERIALS AND HEDEBO EMBROIDERY
XIX HEMSTITCHING FOR HANDKERCHIEFS AND COLLAR AND CUFFS SETS, ALSO SIMPLE DRAWN-WORK STITCHES
XX EASY LACE STITCHES, FAGOTTING, SINGLE MESH, DOUBLE MESH,
XXI SIMPLE BASKETS
XXII RAFFIA BASKETS AND NAPKIN RINGS
XXIII RAFFIA HATS
XXIV KNOTTING FOR DOLLS' HAMMOCKS, SHOPPING BAGS, AND OTHER PURPOSES
XXV SIMPLE BEAD CHAINS ON SINGLE STRINGS, A HOME-MADE LOOM, WOVEN CHAINS, BELTS AND PURSES
XXVI BRAIDING AND WEAVING FOUR AND SIX STRANDS WEAVING ON LOOMS
XXVII SIMPLE CROCHETING, STITCHERY FOR EDGES AND SHAWLS
XXVIII PATTERN DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING DOLL CAPS AND CAPES, JACKETS AND CHILD'S BEDROOM SLIPPERS
XXIX IRISH CROCHET LACE
XXX KNITTING, PLAIN AND PURLING, WASH RAGS, AND FANCY STITCHES FOR SHAWLS
XXXI DOLL'S CAPE, HOOD, LEGGINGS AND JACKETS
XXXII EMBROIDERY SUGGESTIONS FOR BOARDING SCHOOL GIRL
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