Half Stitch
Mark the bobbins 1, 2, 3, 4, as for whole stitch. Pass No. 3 between Nos. 1 and 2, pass No. 1 over No. 3, pass No. 2 over No. 4, leaving No. 4 alone, and continue with the next bobbins as in learning whole stitch. It will be observed that half stitch is worked like whole stitch except the last movement of passing No. 4 between Nos. 3 and 1; to this omission the stitch owes its name. Half stitch is used largely for the lighter parts of Honiton lace, and is shown mixed in the rose, page 43.