This section is from the book "The Cult Of The Needle", by Flora Klickmann. Also available from Amazon: The Cult Of The Needle.

The open-work triangle used in the Diagonal D'oily.


Details of the Star D'oily and the Insertion.
The insertion requires a 3 1/2-inch wide strip of linen.
The stars are worked as for the d'oily.
The triangle has 37 stitches on the straight side. Leave
4 threads below this straight side. Then draw out 1 thread. Again leave 4 threads, and draw 6 threads, leave 4 and draw 1. Each vertical stitch is taken over 4 threads, and the long bars are worked over 8 threads. This insertion would make a very handsome blouse trimming.

AN INSERTION DESIGN.

A HANDSOME DIAGONAL D'OILY.
 
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