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Rh fringe in which blue and gold silk are mixed with the linen threads. Line with deep blue silesia.

Chain-stitch is not much used at present; but for some purposes it is very convenient. It is made by taking a

Fig. 4b.

stitch from right to left, and before the needle is drawn the thread is carried under the point of the needle from left to right. The next stitch is taken from the point of the loop thus formed forward, and the thread again kept under the needle, each link thus forming a link in the chain.

Twisted chain stitch (Fig. 5) is useful for outline work

Fig. 5.

on coarse materials such as felt, and other heavy woolen