ix over every six, and six on every loop.

5th: Six close over the six on the long loop, miss the other six.
Repeat these last three rows as often as may be required to fill up
the space.

[Illustration: LITTLE VENETIAN LACE.]

SPOTTED LACE (No. 28). This very light and pretty lace is done thus:--

1st: X two close button-hole stitches, miss the space of four, X
repeat to the end, without drawing the thread too tightly.

Begin the next row, and all following, at a little distance from the
one preceding, and do two close stitches on every loop of thread.

VENETIAN SPOTTED LACE (No. 29). This lace consists of a series
diamonds, formed by Venetian bars crossing each other diagonally, in
each of the sections of which, four spots of English lace are to be
worked. The foundation threads of the Venetian bars are first laid;
then the English lace spots are worked, and the button-hole stitch of
the Venetian bars is done the last. This lace is well suited to fill
up large spaces.

OPEN ANTWERP LACE (No. 30). For this lace a new stitch is required,
called the double Brussels. Instead of a simple button-hole stitch,
the needle is twisted once in the loop, so that when drawn up, it has
a _longer_ appearance than the ordinary Brussels. The stitches are to
be worked quite close to each other.

1st row: X eight close double stitches, miss the space of six, X
repeat, without drawing the thread very tightly across the missing
space.

2nd: X five double over the eight, two double on the loop of thread, X
repeat.

3rd: X two double on the five, five over the two, X when five stitches
are worked over two, one goes between the two, and two on each side of
it.

4th: X eight double over five and miss the space over the two, leaving
the loop rather loose, X. Repeat from the second row throughout the
space.

OPEN DIAMOND (No. 31). 1st row: Five close Brussels, miss the space of
two, X eight close, miss the space of two, X to the end of the row.

2nd: Two close, X miss two, two on the loop, miss two, work along the
line after all the remainder of the eight, do two on the loop, and on
six of the next eight (thirteen altogether), repeat to the end.

3rd: X miss two, two on the loop, miss two, do two on the loop, miss
two, do one on every one of the line of stitches but the last two, X
repeat.

4th: Two on the loop, miss two, two on the loop, X miss two, two on
the loop, one on every stitch, and two on the next loop (thirteen
al