A Small Doily

A small doily with a center design is worked.
The design, a circle with a leaves and scallops, is transferred to the center of a piece of linen (13.5/cm thread count) measuring 20 cm X 20 cm.
The original design measures 8.5 cm X 8.5 cm.

Coral Knot stitches are worked along the circle line using Coton à broder No. 16.
Using Coton à broder No. 20 for both, the leaves are worked with Satin stitches, and the scallops are worked with Blanket stitches.
Inside the Coral Knot stitches, Chain stitches are worked using Coton à broder No. 25.
The circle is filled with pattern 474, using Coton à broder No. 30.
A hem depth of 2 cm (+ 1 cm fold) is chosen.
So, for the basic line of the hem, a thread is withdrawn 5 cm in from the edges, and a second thread, adjacent to and inward of the thread just removed, is also withdrawn. For the fold a thread is withdrawn 1 cm from the edges.
The 1 cm fold and the 2 cm hem is marked by creasing the linen using your thumbnail or other tool.
The corner is trimmed on the bias 1 cm outside the intersection of the creased hem lines.
The 1 cm, bias-cut seam allowance at the corner is folded back,
the hem is laid into place, basted, and secured with hem stitches.
Hem stitches are also worked along the inside edge of the withdrawn thread line in order to maintain a stable and regular edge.
The corners are sewn with small invisible hand stitches.
The basting threads are removed.
Washed, starched and ironed a nice small doily is finished.