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3611. Buttonholing is sometimes found around the eyes of chest

beckets and on ditty bag eyelets. It is put in with a sail needle as are

the remaining RINGHOLT HITCHES on this page. There are a number of

different ways of making the buttonhole stitch. The technique

given here ,vas shown me by Mrs. H. R. Scudder.

3612. The stitch required in RIB STITCH HlTcm~G has already been

shown as ~ 3 547, but in ringbolt hitching only a single rib is made

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around the outer circumference of the ring.

3613. SINGLE-STRAND RINGBOLT HITCHING, per se. The needle

passes under one more part than in '# 3614, otherwise it is worked

about the same, but the effect is a little fuller. It can scarcely be told,

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when completed, from THREE-STRAND HITCHING ('#3605). Start as

in the upper diagram, continue as below.

3614. SI;\GLE-STRAND FRENCH SINNET HITCHING. Start as in '# 3613

but tuck Wider one part on the downward passage and follow with a

hitch around the ring instead of a turn. When leading the strand

from the left side, it is passed over the first strand and under the last

strand to be crossed and then is single hitched around the ring to the

right. It is then thrust to the left under three strands, which com-

pletes the full cycle.

Griswold, in Handicraft, gives a thong work edging on page 70

that is very closely related to this RINGBOLT HITCHING.

3615. A wider SINGLE-STRAND FRENCH SINNET HITCHING may be

3 13 3614 made which superficially resembles FIVE-STRAND HITCHING ('# 3607),

It may appear a little complicated at the start, but is not difficult to

work. Until the fourth diagram is reached it closely resembles a

TURK'S-HEAD, each diagonal being crossed with alternate over-and-

under sequence. But when diagram 4 is half completed the needle

crosses the front of the ring downward under all five leads. The

needle is then turned and takes a right upward diagonal, crossing

three leads: over, under, over. It is then led around the ring to the

right and finally makes a left upward diagonal, over, under, over,

which completes the cycle. It is now ready to be led downward

again under five leads. Exercise care in drawing up and keep the

structure fair and taut at all times.

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3616. Commercial window-shade rings may be covered in the

manner illustrated, using for a tool a crochet or netting needle, but

the same thing may be made with the fingers. Tie a SLIP KNOT around

the ring, then bring a loop up at the back (the second diagram).

A bight from the standing part is next brought across the front of

the ring and through both loops, as shown with an arrow in th!'

second diagram. Everything being firmly in place, another loop is

brought up at the back and then the course indicated by the arrow is

repeated.

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