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DESIGN FOR LAMP- MAT.

stitch of the same silk. A double line of loops of violet woolen braid surrounds the edge ; violet scallops upon black woolen braid, with a few steel beads, cover the place where the loops are fastened on. This is also worked round a covered pasteboard, as in the first cut.

paper, and only fastened at the edge. When the work is finished, sew it to the pasteboard firmly, and bind it with a woolen braid half an inch broad. Arrange the eyes of the red woolen braid, alternately, outward and inward round the edge. Then, in the middle of this, place a

Our third cut represents a portion of a mat black braid half an inch broad, and separate in the proper size, which would be very suit- steel beads in a slanting direction, so that the able for hot dishes. The simple plaiting begins outer line of eyes only stands out a little. A at the middle, for which the straws, half an second round of pasteboard, with a strong lininch broad, are laid crosswise over each othering, must be sewn on underneath the braid upon a pasteboard round covered with tissue- binding.

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