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 onto the right side of the goods at the center. Insert it just beyond where you brought it out, this time, bringing out the point on the outer circle. Loop the cotton under it. (See Fig. 4.) Bring out the needle and insert it again just beyond the loop of cotton. This last short stitch holds the loop. Bring the needle out again at the center and proceed as before. Work the loops all the way around the circle.

French Knots: These are exceedingly popular now on all types of clothes, even appearing on ladies' serge suits, dresses and woolen frocks as well as infants' clothes. They are so excellent for filling up spaces quickly and without a heavy effect.

The knots are often used to fill the center of a flower, especially those nouveau art ones of the wavy curved outline and indicated center. The knots may be placed in clusters or between rows of other fancy stitch, or follow the line of the embroidered scallop.

On the infant's little things they are often of rose and delicate blue mingled together while on older garments they take much brighter, gayer tones, when they appear on collars and cuffs, blouses and smocks, centerpieces and guest towels.

Knot the cotton and bring the needle out