in the centre round loop.

Repeat again from ** to ** 1 d.c., 5 long, join, 4 long, 1 d.c., in
next 7 chain, 1 d.c., 9 long, 1 d.c., in next 7 chain, 1 d.c., 1 s.c.
on the chain that crosses, 5 chain, 1 s.c. on 1st d.c. in centre,
fasten off.

Make 11 more _a_'s like the 1st, only joining, as in the
engraving:--"thus, 1 d.c., 5 long, join, 4 long, 1 d.c."

_b_. With cotton No. 20. 15 chain, 1 s.c., in 1st stitch and in round
loop. * 4 d.c., 10 chain, join where the two _a_'s join, turn, 10 s.c.
down the 10 chain; 4 d.c., 10 chain, join where the two 9 long of _a_
are joined together; 10 s.c. down the 10 chain; repeat from * 3 times
more; * 1 s.c., 5 chain, miss 2, * repeat all round; fasten off. Make
5 more, placing them as in the engraving.

_c_. With cotton No. 16. 10 chain, 1 s.c. in 1st, make it round. * 1
d.c., 3 chain, 3 long, 3 chain, * repeat 3 times more in round loop.
** 1 d.c. on d.c., 7 chain, 1 d.c. on 2 long, 7 chain repeat all
round. ** 9 d.c. in each 7 chain; fasten off.

1 s.c. in 5th d.c., 9 chain repeat all round. In 1st 9 chain 6 d.c.,
join to 5th long of _a_ 5 d.c. in same 9 chain: * in next 9 chain 11
d.c., repeat all round; fasten off.

Make another _c_, joining to _a_ and first _c_. Make 12 more; join as
in the engraving.

[Illustration: BREAD CLOTH.]

_d_. With cotton No. 18. 7 chain make it round; 11 d.c. in round loop,
join to 5th d.c. of 11 d.c. of _e_, * 7 chain, miss 1, 1 s.c., repeat
* twice more; join to the other _c_ to the 5th d.c. of 11 d.c., fasten
off. 1 s.c. in 4th chain of 1st 7 chain. ** 5 chain 1 s.c. in same as
last s.c., then in 5 chain, 1 d.c. 4 long, 2 chain, join to _a_, turn,
1 chain, 2 long on 2 chain, 4 long, 1 d.c. in same 5 chain. 1 s.c. in
next 7 chain; 7 chain join to next division of _d_ 7 chain; 1
s.c. in 4th chain stitch of 7 chain, repeat from ** to ** 7 chain,
join, 7 chain, repeat from ** to ** again, fasten off. Make 9 more
_d_'s, joining in the same manner, and as placed in the engraving.

_e_. With cotton No. 18. 10 chain, make it round and work in loop 17
d.c.; 1 d.c. on 1st d.c., 5 chain, miss 1, 1 s.c. in next 4 chain join
to _c_'s 3 chain, miss 2, 1 s.c. in 3rd, 5 chain, miss 1, 1 s.c. in
next, 6 chain join to _a_ 5 chain, miss 1, 1 s.c. in next, 5 chain,
miss 1, 1 s.c., 4 chain, join to _c_ 3 chain, miss 2, 1 s.c., 5 chain,
miss 1, 1 s.c., 7 chain 1 s.c. fasten off. Make 3 more, placing them
as in the engraving.

_f_. With cotton No. 14. 1