. A history of hand-made lace : dealing with the origin of lace, the growth of the great lace centres, the mode of manufacture, the methods of distinguishing and the care of various kinds of lace . , and work newbars in. Simple bars are made by passing two or three strands across the space, andcovering them closely with button-hole stitch. To Mend Needle=made Lace with Machine Net Ground. Clean the lace, unpick the pattern from the old torn ground, mend the design,putting in the fancy stitches where they are incomplete ; tack the design on bluepaper right side a new piece of net
. A history of hand-made lace : dealing with the origin of lace, the growth of the great lace centres, the mode of manufacture, the methods of distinguishing and the care of various kinds of lace . , and work newbars in. Simple bars are made by passing two or three strands across the space, andcovering them closely with button-hole stitch. To Mend Needle=made Lace with Machine Net Ground. Clean the lace, unpick the pattern from the old torn ground, mend the design,putting in the fancy stitches where they are incomplete ; tack the design on bluepaper right side a new piece of net thatmatches the old as nearly aspossible over the sprays andtack it to the edge of thepaper ; then with a fine needleand lace thread sew it roundeach spray, taking up minuteportions of the edge and notthe centre of the work. Sewround the design on the rightside, after untacking from thepaper, apearl edge of tiny the lace with design upper-most on a board covered withflannel and rub each leaf, spotor flower, and along each spray, with the end of an ivory crochet hook to make the raised work stand upin relief. Bobbin lace applique is mended with machine-made net in just thesame Bobbin Lace before Men<lin<r. 86 HISTORY OF HAND-MADE LACE. To Mend Needle=made Laces with Needle=made Net Grounds. Mend the fillings by imitating the stitches in the design ; do not cut away any ofthe ground, but join the fine lace thread at a corner of the hole, as the mesh will nototherwise pull into shape ; fasten the thread, if possible, into the fit de trace oroutline of the design. Insert the needle at about the distance of one-sixteenth of aninch, bring it out as for button-hole, but twist the thread once round it, so as to makea twisted strand ; work to the end of the space, and at the end of the row fastenthe thread to the lace with a strong stitch, and sew over and over the threads backto the commencement, putting two twists into each loop. The cleansing process. To Mend Bo
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