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“ A Join—Is always made by drawing the thread with which the stitches are worked through the specified loop or space, and passing the shuttle through the loop formed by the thread thus drawn through, making it equal in length to an ordinary loop. To make a join, 2 threads or an oval are necessary. ”

“ Begin a figured shuttle oval, 3 D, L, 3 D draw close. With the plain shuttle thread on the little finger, 4 D, 2nd L, 4 D join to the last L before the figured shuttle oval, 4 D, L, 2 D, L, 2 D tie to the foundation thread under the 2nd L, 2 D join to the last L, 5 D, L, 1 D, L, 5 D, L, 2 D tie to the space of foundation cotton after the last tie, 2 D join to the last L; 2 D, L, 4 D, L, 4 D tie to the space after last tie, 4 D. Begin a figured shuttle oval, 3 D join to the L of the last figured shuttle oval, 3 D draw close. ”

“ With reversed double stitches, the thread is lifted over by the shuttle as the 2nd stitch is being made. Loops can also be made by putting the shuttle thread over the pin.
Ovals—Form the cotton of the shuttle you are directed to work with into a loop round the hand, and begin working the stitches. If composed of double stitches only (with perhaps one loop in the centre) , it is called a plain oval. If of several loops, a looped oval. ”