Cordonnet crochet cotton to work with steel crochet hook US size 4.

If you use Petra DMC Art. 993 size 5, you will need 1700 gms.

Top Expert. Center band and two side bands of filet, blind stitched together and a 1-row edging added at top and bottom.

Pattern 5, page 10 in Magic Crochet.
Shown on back cover of Crochet Monthly.

Photo has ivy, lilies, and a quilted pillow on the bed.