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ANGY BRAID 
 
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 COPYRIGHTED 1885, BY T. E. PARKER. 
 
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 N this little book we give a choice collection of 
 ^ pretty Edgings, crocheted with feather-edged 
 J and other fancy Braids, suitable for Ladies' 
 and Children's Underwear, Aprons, and many 
 other uses which ladies will recognize. The 
 size of the cotton to be used can be defermined 
 by the size of the thread of which the fancy 
 braid is made, as the two should match in size. 
 
 Abbreviations. 
 The terms used in the descriptions are indi- 
 cated by the following abbreviations : St. for 
 stitch; Ch. for chain; S. C. for single crochet; 
 D. C. for double crochet; T. C. for treble cro- 
 chet; L. for loop; T. L. for tight (foundation) 
 loop; L. Ch. for loose chain ; F. Ch. for fasten- 
 ing chain : P. for purl or Picot. 
 
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Fancy Braids and Crochet. 
 
 Wide Edging, with Fancy Braid and Insertion. 
 The insertion seen is crocheted backwards and for- 
 
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 wards and consists alternately of 4 D.C. w^orked 
 joining each other, 3 Ch., 3 D.C. each separated 
 by I Ch. and i S. C. in one purl of the fancy braid, 
 
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 it must also not be forgotten that the ist D.C. 
 in each row must^be replaced by 3 Ch. The simple 
 edging- is crocheted in one piece and is very simple, 
 the cut showing' how it is done. 
 
 BROAD EDGING! CROCHET AND MEDALLION BRAID. 
 
 * I D. C. spans the braid between the medallions, 
 then 3 Ch., i D. C. in the next Eye (Picot) of the 
 braid, 10 Ch. and 6 times 2 T. C, each meshed to- 
 gether by I T. Loop — the two middle ones are made 
 bv putting the thread twice over the hook — then 3 
 Ch. and i D. C. back into the 7th of the 10 Ch., by 
 which 3 medallions are caught together for the 
 curve, now follow 8 Ch., i D. C, 3 Ch. Repeat 
 from *. Ch. and D. C. are worked into this row 
 for the foot of the edging, after Avhich is a row of 
 Ch. -Curves and the plain edge rowof Ch. and D.C. 
 To complete the curve edge the worker must cro- 
 chet one row more of 3 Ch. and i D. C and a sec- 
 ond row of I Picot (4 Ch. and i D. C back into the 
 ist Ch.) and i D.C. 
 
FANCY EDGING. 
 On each side of the braid a row of Chain-curves 
 is first made, and for these must be worked after i 
 Ch. as follows : * Four slings, always putting the 
 cotton first over the hook, must be worked through 
 each picot, 
 then all the 
 slings so ob- 
 tained are 
 drawn through 
 with another 
 sling, and last- 
 ly the two last 
 slings (in beginning the istCh. is here reckoned in) 
 are meshed off with a fresh sling (putting the thread 
 first over the hook) after 6 Ch. repeat from *. The 
 illustration explains clearly the rest of the design. 
 
 VANDYKE LACE. 
 
 are worked into the braid along 
 
 To make this lace 
 3 pieces of braid 
 are to be taken the 
 required length and 
 tacked in Vandykes 
 I in. large and then 
 to be united by 
 stars of loops, cro- 
 c h e t e d in rows 
 backwards and for- 
 wards, the unfin- 
 i^^hed part seen in 
 the illustration 
 showing very clear- 
 ly the way they are 
 made. 3 S.C., each 
 separated by 2 Ch., 
 the break line, giv- 
 
ing in this way a firm hold ; lo Ch. lead as far as 
 the first loop. This, as also the 3d loop, consists of 7 
 Ch., I S.C. in one purl of the braid, 6 Ch. and i S.C 
 in the ist of the 7 Ch., while the middle loop re- 
 quires 9 and 8 Ch. 10 Ch. again lead up to the next 
 break edge of the braid. In the row going forward 
 the braid edges are united by one single Slip St., 
 which is worked into the Ch. of the foregoing row, 
 and the 10 Ch. completed to a loop bv 9 Ch. and i 
 S.C. in the ist of the 10 Ch. ; the stars are completed 
 by 3 middle loops made exactly in the row going 
 backwards. Curves of chains finish the lace, a row 
 of open D.C. gives the foot, as seen. 
 
 NARROW EDGING: CROCHET AND FEATHER-EDGED BRAID. 
 
 For the braid- 
 curves the worker 
 must crochet as 
 follows: *i D.C. 
 which catches up 
 2 loops of the 
 braid — always one on each side — 9 Ch., ST. C. each 
 in I Loop, I T. Loop in the first T. C. and 9th Ch. 
 Repeat from *. The curves are edged on the out- 
 side bv picots (4 Ch. and i D. C. back into the ist 
 Ch.) each separated by i D. C. Ch. and D. C. form 
 the foot of the edging. 
 
 EDGING OF TREBLE CROCHET CURVES Ai^D PURL BRAID. 
 
 For the curves the worker 
 must crochet alternately 4 
 T. into one purl of the braid 
 and S. C. which catches to- 
 gether the two next purls. 
 The foot of the edging is easily made after the il 
 lustration. 
 
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 MEDALLION EDGING. 
 Each medallion is begvm in the middle with a 
 thick ring turned left side outwards. For this 20 St. 
 are cast on and closed to a round. Then follow 4 
 roAvs of Slip St., which catch up these stitch for 
 stitch. In order to gain the long shape, the worker 
 
 has to increase in the 2d and 4th row bv croheting in 
 the 2d row in every ist and nth St. 3 Sip. St. and in 
 the two following rows again always in the middle one 
 of these 3 Sip. St., so that the last row has 32 Sip. St. 
 This row closes with i Sip. St. in the 2d of the 3 Sip. 
 St. catching up one St-link. The work is now turned 
 and 3 Ch. are made first instead of one D.C., then 
 again 3 Ch. for one curve and i D.C. in the last Sip. 
 St. To these follow, divided regularly round the 
 
rinff, 16 D.C, each separated by i Ch., the Sth and 
 gth of which are again separated by 3 Ch., both 
 are cau°ht into the middle one of the 3 J^lp. bt. 
 crocheted into one St.-link, i Sip. St. in the 3d of 
 the Ch. replacing the ist D.C. finishes this row. 
 The next row is always of 4 S.C. over the 3 Ch. and 
 2 S.C. over the single Ch., every 2 of these b.C. 
 being separated bv small curves ot 3 Ch. /n this 
 row the single medallions are looped to each other. 
 The outer row is of D.C. and Picots (each of 5 Ch. 
 and I S.C. back into the ist Ch.), and of course cro- 
 cheted when the whole outer row is finished. 
 
 A handsome collar may be made with this me- 
 dallion trimming bv joining three rows and crochet- 
 ing a narrow edge for the top. To make the collar 
 proper shape, make 13 medallions for the first row, 
 20 for the second, and 27 for the third, with a sloping 
 one for each corner and 4 turned at right angles for 
 the ends. 
 
 NARROW CROCHET EDGING: IMITATION ETEFNELLE. 
 
 This edging is to 
 be crocheted in rows 
 backwards and for- 
 j wards. ist row: 4 
 Ch., 3 P. (3 Ch. and 
 ji S.C back into the 
 fii"stCh.). 2dRow^: 
 US C. In the 4 Ch. of the former row and 3 P. Re- 
 peat from *. 3d Row: 4 Ch., i P., 2 Ch. ; the 
 last Ch. is then slipped off the hook, the upper St. 
 of the middle P. of the former row taken up and 
 the slipped St. drawn through this; i Ch., i b.U. 
 back into the first of the 3 Ch., by which the second 
 P. is formed and one P. more. Repeat from *. 
 The pattern is to be repeated from the second row. 
 
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 CROCHET AND FANCY BRAID EDGING. 
 
 In each depth of a F'ancy Braid scallop * 6 double 
 D. C. (with the thread looped twice over the hook) 
 are worked into each purl and meshed together with 
 
 a fastenini( chain stitch. Then follow 3 loose Ch., 
 I S. C, 3I. Ch., I S. C, 3 1. Ch. Repeat from *. 
 I 1. Ch. and i S. C form the foot of the edging. 
 For the scallop edge the worker must chain 6 purls 
 together in each scallop depth, i S. C. catching 
 into the last purl; then follow 3 1. Ch., i S. C, in 
 the next purl, again 3 1. Ch., i S. C. in the same 
 purl, 3 1. Ch. and i S. C. in the next purl. Repeat 
 from *. 
 
 EDGING OF CROCHET RHD FANCY BRAIDS. 
 
 * The scallops are each made bj' catching together 
 [4 picots, for which 7 purls are first collected on the 
 
 hook each time with i loop, then catching up a fresh 
 purl, this and the two slings on the hook are meshed 
 
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 off together bj first putting the cotton once over 
 the hook ; now follow three times 3 Ch. and i S. C 
 in each purl ; after 3 Ch. more have been worked re- 
 peat from *. On the opposite side the ist Row 
 joining the braid is of * 3 S. C in the 3 purls at the 
 top of the scallop, 5 Ch. ; 6 purls are then to be col- 
 lected on the hook and meshed off with one loop, 
 between 3d and 4th of these purls 8 purls are drawn 
 over each other in the depths of the scallops ; after 
 5 Ch. more, repeat from *. The remaining two 
 rows consist of 3 Ch. and i S. C. ; the joining on of 
 the latter is seen verj plainly. The braid giving 
 the foot is seamed to the edging. 
 
 EDGING OF CROCHET AND FEATHER-EDGED BRAID. 
 
 The curves 
 are formed 
 by catching 
 together ev- 
 ery 9 purls, 
 for w h ich 
 
 the worker has next to collect 5 purls each with a 
 loop on the needle and then always catching up a 
 fresh purl twice, this and the two loops on the hook 
 are meshed off" by drawing through once; now fol- 
 low further in this first row 2 Ch., 3 S. C, each 
 separated by i Ch., in each purl and again 2 Ch. 
 The foot of the edging consists of 3 or 4 Ch. and i 
 S. C. For the heading of the lace 8 purls are al- 
 ways to be drawn over each other in the depths of 
 the curves, then follow i S. C. in the next purl, 3 
 Ch., 2 S. C. separated by 3 Ch. in the second 
 purl, 3 Ch., again 2 S. C. separated by 3 Ch. in the 
 following purl, 3 Ch., i S. C in the next purl. The 
 drawing over of the stitches in the curve depths is 
 then repeated. 
 
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 EDGING OF CROCHET AND MEDALLION BRAID. 
 Two ends of the braid must first be crocheted to- 
 gether, and then worked as follows : * i S. C. round 
 
 the rib between two medallions of one braid end and 
 joining again i S. C. round the rib of the second 
 "braid end, 2 Ch., then again i S. C. round the same 
 rib ends of both braids and 4 Ch. Repeat from *. 
 
 Thi 
 
 MEDALLION INSERTION, 
 insertion consists of a crochet edge worked 
 
 to a heading of pretty medallion braid. I^eaves of 
 
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 D. C. worked on both sides of the braid, give the 
 first row, which is followed by an open D. C row. 
 2 rows of the running design are worked on at each 
 side of the border. 
 
 The running border is worked as follows : the ist 
 row is made of i S. C. in one stitch of the chain, * 
 I long-draVn Ch., i S. C. in the lower link of this, 
 I S. C. in the 5th Foundation St., Avith which both 
 stitch-links on the hook are to be drawn oft". Re- 
 peat from *. This row is constantlj- repeated going 
 backwards and forwards, only that from here, i S. 
 C. is crocheted round the two first double threads 
 and I S. C. round the next double threads, after the 
 2d long-drawn Ch. 
 
 EDGING: CROCHET AND FANCY BRAID. 
 
 The firm Avoven medallion braid is marked out by 
 two rows of meeting curves, which are united by 
 
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 one of the two like rows between. In the first of 
 the two rows at the scallop edge of the lace, the D. 
 C. catch over the braid in the depths of the 
 scallops. Tha number and kind of stitches required 
 for the single rows are easily followed on the illus- 
 tration. 
 
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 This handsome Edging is made with Medallion 
 and Feather-Edged Braids, and is very easily done 
 
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 hy drawing a thread through the loops, as seen in 
 the illustration. 
 
 Narrow pretty 
 edging is made of 
 two rows includ- 
 ing the foot, which 
 is onlj^ of Ch. and 
 D.C. The upper 
 row is crocheted as follows: *i D.C. catching to- 
 gether 3 loops of the purl braid, 4 Ch., then three 
 times— always in one loop — 2 T. C, the last loops 
 of which are collected on the hook, draw through 
 with I T. Loop and meshed oft' with a second T. 
 Loop. After 4 Ch. follow for the heading of this 
 T. C. -Group 3 T. C, each separated by 2 Ch. and 
 I T. C, Avhich is worked into the side of the T. C. 
 Group. Repeat from *. 
 
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 CROCHET AND RICK-RACK BRAID. 
 Every 4 
 points of 
 the braid 
 are first to 
 be sewn or 
 croc h e ted 
 together 
 with S.C. 
 on the 
 
 wrong side, the latter again united hy Chain. The 
 foot of the edging is then worked as follows : — ist 
 Row : * I S.C. at the top of each upper point, 4 Ch., 
 I S.C. at the top of each of the two next points, 4 
 Ch. Repeat from *. 2d Row : i S.C. in the single 
 S.C. of the former row, 5 Ch., 4 Double D.C. between 
 the two S.C, every two being drawn together by a 
 
 loop, 4 Ch. and repeat from 
 
 !d Ro\ 
 
 4th Row: Alternately i D.C. and i Ch, 
 Onlv S.C. 
 
 Only S.C. 
 5th Row 
 
 EDGING OF CROCHET AND FANCY BRAID. 
 
 I s t r o ^\- of the 
 curve edge : * i S. C. 
 in one purl of the 
 S braid, 2 Ch., then in 
 3 the next purl i S. C 
 ^ after 5 Ch., 2 D. C 
 separated by 5 Ch., 
 again 5 Ch. and i S. 
 C. After 2 Ch. repeat from *. 2d row : * 3 S. C. 
 in the first curve, 7 S. C in the second and again 3 
 S. C. in the 3d curve. Repeat from *. For the foot 
 of the edging is worked as ist Row : i S. C, which 
 catches together 2 Picots and 8 Ch. constantly re- 
 peated ; the 2d Row is composed of Ch. and D" C. 
 
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 CROCHET EDGING WITH ROUND SCALLOPS. 
 
 The upper pa'rt and foot of this edging, worked 
 with red and gray cotton, are made in opposite di- 
 rections. For the' foundation chain, as also ist Row, 
 gray cotton is used. The ist Row is as follows : * 
 I S. C. in the Foundation Ch., 5 Ch., i Double D. C 
 
 3C 
 
 I). C. 1 ound 
 
 
 in the 6th Foundation St., 
 the Double! 
 D. C. Re- 
 peat from *. 
 2d Row : I 
 S. C. round ; 
 the 5th Ch. 
 6 D. C 
 round the 
 
 3 Ch. and 6 Ch. When the foot is begun, the Foun- 
 dation Ch. is first crocheted with S. C. in red cotton, 
 then follows a gray open D. C. row (i D. C. and i 
 Ch.) which is again worked over with i Row of S. C. 
 
 CROCHET EDGING OF PICOT CURVES. 
 
 * After 4 picots of the 
 braid have been chained to- 
 gether, 3 S. C. separated by 
 4 Ch. are made in the last 
 and then 5 Ch. Repeat from 
 *. I Ch. and i T. worked into every two purls 
 chained together|give the foot of the edging. 
 
 NEEDLEWORK AND FEATHER-EDGED BRAID. 
 
 The worker must sew 
 the braid together on 
 the wrong side with 
 fine cotton, the illus- 
 tration showing very 
 clearly how the sepa- 
 rate purls are joined. 
 
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 EDGINGS CROCHETED ON CAMBRIC BRAID. 
 This simple crocheted edj 
 ing is as follows: istRow: 
 alternately of i S.C and 7 
 L. Ch. 2d Row: I S.C. in 
 one curve of the foregoing 
 row, * I D.C. in the next 
 curve,3L.Ch. and 5 D.C. in 
 the curve thus made. Repeat from 
 
 INSERTION OF CROCHET AND RICK RACK BRAID. 
 
 j-^g55^ This pretty insertion 
 !^! '[?)'j? is so easily made that 
 ^Zi we only refer to the il- 
 f§r^, lustration instead of de- 
 scribing the stitches; 
 the method of Avorking 
 will be seen at a glance 
 ^il by any one who is fa- 
 miliar with crochet 
 stitches. 
 
 In this pretty Edging of Purl Braid the curves 
 are sewn together and then filled out with 2 crochet 
 
 rows made in the m> ft p,i[> 'Tii^i|?;ifrii?iii!i'^iiViif^feri,r' n,.?..^.,".n,0 
 length. The foot ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
 of the braid is 
 again seamed to 
 the last crochet 
 row. The illustra- 
 tion will show how ' n^ii\.,J'.\\fr}^ ' ' i^^^^^fm^iii^^^ 
 it is made. ^r^'^^T^ ^^~i^f^ 
 
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 CROCHET INSERTION. 
 
 Thi* siin- 
 Iple inser- 
 tion con- 
 sists of a 
 roAvof D.C. 
 separated 
 ,bj 2 Ch., 
 and then of 
 
 a row of S.C, the other four rows being worked as 
 seen. A curve roAv of 2 D.C. separatedby 3 Ch. in 
 one St. of the foregoing row, then after' 3 Ch., i 
 S.C. in the 6th St. and 3 Ch. finish. 
 
 red and white 
 ■" cotton on an J 
 fancy colored 
 Rick - rack 
 Braid. The 
 stitches are 
 ver3' simple. 
 
 and white cot- 
 
 ton on white Rick Rack Braid, 
 shows plainly how it is is done. 
 
 The illustration 
 
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