. The handbook of point lace : with illustrations and descriptions of thirty-four different stitches and a series of designs. This grounding may be worked both ways, the same as the Sorrento Edging. In the second, and all succeeding rows,care must be taken that the longer loop should be placed over the two shorter stitches of preceding row. No. 17.—ENGLISH LACE. Is made by filHng a given space with threads crossing each other at right angles, about the eighth of an inch apart. Whenall are done, commence making the spots by fastening your thread to the braid, and twisting the needle round the t
. The handbook of point lace : with illustrations and descriptions of thirty-four different stitches and a series of designs. This grounding may be worked both ways, the same as the Sorrento Edging. In the second, and all succeeding rows,care must be taken that the longer loop should be placed over the two shorter stitches of preceding row. No. 17.—ENGLISH LACE. Is made by filHng a given space with threads crossing each other at right angles, about the eighth of an inch apart. Whenall are done, commence making the spots by fastening your thread to the braid, and twisting the needle round the thread untilyou come to where the first threads cross each other, then pass your needle under and over the crossed threads until youhave a spot sufficiently large. It is an improvement to make the centre dot large, and gradually work them smaller to theouter edge, or the reverse. No. 18.—OPEN ENGLISH LACE
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