M. Elliott, The book of hats and caps (1890)
“ Care must be taken never to completely finish a stitch with the one colour; if it is done you have two stitches of the colour and throw the pattern wrong. In this 2nd round put the needle into the stitch, draw through the black silk, take up the gold and finish the stitch; take up the next stitch with gold, finish it with black. ”
M. Elliott, The book of hats and caps (1890)
“ Wind the netting silk round a piece of cardboard 5 inches long, wind a sufficient quantity to make it look handsome. Under the silk pass a doubled length, and tie it all together very tightly, slip it off the card, and wind two thicknesses of silk firmly over the tied end for the depth of three-quarters of an inch, leave an end about half a yard long, thread a strong needle with this end, pass it through the tassel, under the silk wound over, and bring the needle out at the top ”
M. Elliott, The book of hats and caps (1890)
“ Make a chain of 4, unite, draw the cord through the chain, loop it securely over the cord and chain; work 8 double crochet. The cord must, throughout the work, be held in its place by the finger [Pg 21] and thumb of the left hand, keeping it at the edge of the row, underneath and behind the needle.2nd round—In the 8 double crochet work 16 treble. Take up all the stitches through both loops, or your work will not have the ribbed appearance it should have. ”
