PRETTY NEEDLEWORK

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 72, 17 December 1937, Page 24 (Supplement)

PRETTY NEEDLEWORK

TAPESTRY IN CROCHET ■'J'APESTRY crochet, the choic'est of all varieties done with a crocket needle, can be developed in plain single crochet stitch, or in rug stitch, also called tricot crochet. In plain crochet stitch, the work is ahyays from left to right, each tow being completed and ended off. Then the next following row is begun in first righthand stitch of preceding row. This is necessary since colours — two, three or a riot of colours — may be employed aud ends of yarn or silk not in use left handing at back of work until they are wanted again. The back of the work looks, indeed, like hand-made tapestry. Each stitch of plain crocket counts as one square when following a cross stitch design. In trieot crochet a eomplete stitch requires two journeys aeross the work, the first to pick up the stitches, the other to cast them off, so work is continuous, without the necessity of ending off strands at finish of rows. This stitch is known as the easiest of all in crochet work. Those who are making Christmas gifts will find a smart handbag takes but a short time to crochet. Use rich deep tones of colours. By developing the work in coloured crochet silk, an exquisite evening bag to vie with beaded bags can be made in either single

crochet or tricot tapestry crochet. These bags should be silk lined. They may have silk cord drawstrings, or bo mounted on bag frames. The lattur can be in gold or silver finish, with or without imitation jewels, and when so planned they possess an elegant finish. Tiny tapestry crochet squares in this design are lovely for saehets for the infant's layette. By sewing a satin loop n to one corner (or making a crochet loop) of the sachet, it makes just the sort of sachet to go o.ver a hook of a covered garment-hanger. A set of six of these in different colours will be something entircly new, and a gift welcomed by any woman, even the one who "has everything."