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No. 442. POINT D'ALENÇON.--This stitch
is used to fill up narrow spaces
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where great lightness is required. Point d'Alençon is worked under and
over in alternate stitches, like hem stitch. Nos. 442 and 443 show
point d'Alençon. In No. 442 a twisted stitch is worked over the plain
point d'Alençon, which is clearly shown in No. 443; this twist is made
by passing the thread three times round each plain bar, and working
the knot shown in illustration No. 442 over both strands of
the bar.
The POINT D'ALENÇON No. 443 is a
festoon of close button-hole stitch worked over the plain bars.
No. 444.--POINT D'ANGLETERRE (Open
English Lace).--Open English Lace is thus worked:--Cover the space to
be filled in with lines of thread about
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one-eighth of an inch apart, then form cross lines, intersecting those
already made and passing alternately under and over them; work a
rosette on every spot where two lines cross, by working over and under
the two lines about 16 times round, then twist the thread twice round
the groundwork thread, and begin to form another rosette at the
crossing threads. No. 445 shows this stitch much enlarged.
No. 446,--POINT TURQUE (Turkish
Stitch).--This easy and effective stitch looks well for filling either
large or small spaces; the thread employed should be varied in
thickness according to the size of the space to be filled. 1st row:
Work a loop, bringing the thread from right to left,
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passing the needle through the twist and through the loop, draw up
tight and repeat. 2nd row: 1 straight thread from right to left. 3rd
row: Work the same as first using the straight thread in place of the
braid, and passing the needle through the loop of previous row, as
shown in illustration No. 446.
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