Diamond Fillings
Begin with 4 bobbins, as in learning the whole stitch, and number as before—1, 2, 3, 4.
Take up No. 2, hold it loosely, but do not let it go, in the left hand, No. 4 over the thread, No. 3 up over it, No. 1 out, forming a plait—IN, UP, OUT. Moving the No. 2 as you go, leaving the others lying in place on the cushion except when actually moving them as directed, draw up on the two outside threads, Nos. 1 and 4, and work on until you come to the pinhole. Twist twice, put in a pin, twist both pairs twice, work a stitch, twist twice. As many two pairs of bobbins must be used as the space requires to fill properly; the fillings are worked in rows, each two pair working separately.