is very quickly worked.

No. 12. Point de Fillet (Net Groundwork Stitch).

No. 13.—Point de Reprise.

No. 13.—Point de Reprise.—This stitch is worked by darning over and under two threads forming a triangle. The space is filled by parallel and crosswise bars placed at equal distances, and on the triangles thus produced point de reprise is worked.

No. 14.—Point Turque, or Turkish Point.—This easy and effective stitch is very appropriate for filling either large or small spaces; the thread employed should be varied in thickness according to the size of the space to be filled.

First row.—Work a loop into the braid, bringing the thread from right to left, passing the needle through the twist and through the loop (see engraving), draw up tight and repeat.

Second row.—1 straight thread from right to left.

Third row.—Work the same as first, using the straight thread in place of the braid, and passing the needle through the loop of the previous row, as shown in the illustration.

No. 14.—Point Turque (Turkish Stitch).

No. 15.—Treble Point d'Espagne.—This stitch is worked in exactly the same way as the open and close varieties just mentioned, as follows: 3 close stitches, 1 open, 3 close to the end of each row. Sew back, and in the next row make 1 open, 3 close, 1 open, 3 close to the end; repeat the rows as far as necessary, taking care that the close and open stitches follow in regular order. Diamonds, stars, squares, blocks and various other pretty patterns may be formed with this stitch.

No. 15.—Treble Point d'Espagne.

No. 16.—Point d'Espagne. (Close.)

No. 16.—Point d'Espagne (Close).—This stitch is worked like open point d'Espagne (see No. 9, page 10) but so closely as to only allow the needle to pass through in the next row. It is also worked from left to right, and is fastened to the braid at the end of each row.

No. 17.—Point de Grecque or Grecian Point.—Point de Grecque is made from left to right, and is worked backward and forward. It is begun by 1 stitch in loose point de Bruxelles and followed by 3 of close point d'Espagne; then 1 Bruxelles, 3 point d'Espagne, to the end of the row; in returning work in the same manner.

No. 17.—Point de Grecque (Grecian Point).

No. 18.—Point de Cordova.

No. 18.—Point de Cordova.—This stitch is useful as a variation, and resembles the point de reprise of Guipure lace making. It is worked in a similar manner, over and under the sides of squares formed by intersecting straight lines of the thread.

No. 19.—Point d'Alençon, with Twisted Stitch.—This stitch is used to fill in narrow spaces where great lightness of effect is desired, and is usually seen along the sides of insertions and the tops of edgings. Plain point d'Alençon is worked over and under in bars in a sort of herring-bone pattern, and a twisted stitch is made as seen in the engraving, by twisting the thread three times around each bar and knotting it at the angles as pictured. The effect is similar to one of the drawn-work hem-stitches.

No. 19.—Point d'Alençon, with Twisted Thread.

No. 20.—Point d'Angleterre.

No. 20.—Point d'Angleterre.—This lace is worked as follows: Cover the space to be filled in with lines of thread about an eighth of an inch apart, then form cross-lines, intersecting those already made and passing alternately under and over them; work a rosette on every spot where two lines cross by working over and under the two lines about 16 times round; then twist the thread twice round the ground-work thread, and begin to form another rosette at the crossing threads.

No. 21.—Point de Fillet and Point de Reprise.—The net-work seen in this engraving is the first stitch mentioned, while the block-work is the second. Both are clearly illustrated and need no written explanation of the methods employed in making them.

No. 21.—Point de Fillet And Point de Reprise.

No. 22.—Point de Tulle.

No. 22.—Point de Tulle.—This stitch is used as a ground-work for very fine work, and is worked in rows backward and forward in the same stitch as open point d' Espagne. When this is completed the work is gone over a second time by inserting the needle under one twisted bar, bringing it out and inserting it at + and bringing it out again at the dot. This produces a close double twist which is very effective.

No. 23. Fan Lace Stitch.—Commence at the right side, and work as follows:

First row.—Make 1 button-hole stitch and miss the space of 8, which will leave a long loop.

Second row.—Make 8 button-hole stitches in each loop.

Third row.—Make 7 stitches into the spaces between the 8, and so decrease one in every row until only one remains, as may be seen by referring to the illustration.

No. 23.—Fan Lace Stitch.

No. 24.—Rose Point Lace Stitch.

No. 24.—Rose Point Lace Stitch.—Make a foundation of single threads, crossing them to