. Godey's lady's book . obbins, onwhich threads are wound; fine thread beingused for making the meshes or net, and a 42* coarser kind, called gymp, for working the de-vice. The work is begun at the upper part ofthe cushion by tying together the threads inpairs, and each pair is attached to one of thepins. The threads are then twisted one roundanother in various ways, according to the pat-tern, the bobbins serving as handles as well asfor a store of material, and the pins serving asknots or fixed centres around which the threadsmay be twisted. The pins inserted in the cush-ion at the commenceme
. Godey's lady's book . obbins, onwhich threads are wound; fine thread beingused for making the meshes or net, and a 42* coarser kind, called gymp, for working the de-vice. The work is begun at the upper part ofthe cushion by tying together the threads inpairs, and each pair is attached to one of thepins. The threads are then twisted one roundanother in various ways, according to the pat-tern, the bobbins serving as handles as well asfor a store of material, and the pins serving asknots or fixed centres around which the threadsmay be twisted. The pins inserted in the cush-ion at the commencement are merely to holdthe threads ; but as fast as each little mesh ismade in the progress of the working, other pinsare inserted, to prevent the thread from un-twisting, and the device on the parchmentshows where these insertions are to occur. The kinds of lace which have obtained differentnames have certain peculiarities in the charac-ter of the mesh. Brussels point has a network 545 546 godeys ladys book and LACE-DRESSING ROOM. made by the pillow and bobbins, and a patternof sprigs worked with the needle. Brusselsground has a six-sided mesh, formed by twistingfour flaxen threads to a perpendicular line ofmesh. Brussels wire-ground is of silk; the meshesare partly straight and partly arched, and thepattern is wrought separately by the lace has a six-sided mesh, formed ofthree flax threads twisted and plaited to a per-pendicular line, the pattern being worked inthe net. Valenciennes lace has a six-sided mesh,formed of two threads, partly twisted andplaited, the pattern being worked in the lace has a diamond-shaped mesh, formedof two threads plaited to a perpendicular lace has a six-sided mesh of two point is formed of two threads to a per-pendicular line, with octagonal and squaremeshes alternately. Honiton lace is distin-guished by the beauty of the devices worked bythe needle. Buckingham lace is mostly of a com-
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