The following instructions were found in Spool Cotton #111, Tatting Book.
R of 4 ds, p, 4 ds, p, 4 ds, p, 4 ds, cl. Make 5 more r's same as this close together, but joining them together at the side p of previous r. Fasten and break off.
Use one shuttle and a ball of thread.
Select the correct size of thread and crochet hook for your purpose.
Make a 76-inch chain. 1st row: S c in 11th ch from hook, * ch 6, skip 4 ch, s c in next ch. Repeat from * across (there should be a multiple of 3 loops). Ch 6, turn.
Make a 76-inch chain. 1st row: S c in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 5, turn.
Make a 76-inch chain. 1st row: D c in 8th ch from hook, * ch 2, skip 2 ch, d c in next ch. Repeat from * across. Ch 1, turn.
J. & P. COATS BIG BALL BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED CROCHET, Art. A.104, Size 30: White, Ecru, or No. 42 Cream; or
Materials: Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Mercerized Crochet, size 50. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 12.