tare of time and labor. The sprigs we are nowgiving are for darning on a netted ground, andwith a border down the front of the curtain,form an elegant and durable ornamental article for the drawing-room. We need scarcely saythat the darning must all have the threads goingthe same way, and have the… … Materials.—Crochet cotton, No. 4; a bone mesh, No.8 ; and knitting cotton, No. 8. This being done in common diamond-netting,no description of it will be required. Begin on68 stitches, and net backwards and forwardsuntil a perfect square is made. Be careful to darn it entirely in the same direction.…
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