Lacis, practical instructions in filet brodé or darning on net; . manner in which it is used is to be seen. The Italian distaff is about seventyor eighty years old, and has the sameform, and is constructed in the sameway, as its predecessors in Egyptianand Roman times. It is madeof cane, with straw tightly plaitedround it. The Russian distaff, the characterof which differs distinctly from allother distaffs illustrated here, is madeof wood, in the shape of the letter L,and is gaily decorated with brightlypainted figures. The spinner sits on the lower part and draws the flax from the Pho
Lacis, practical instructions in filet brodé or darning on net; . manner in which it is used is to be seen. The Italian distaff is about seventyor eighty years old, and has the sameform, and is constructed in the sameway, as its predecessors in Egyptianand Roman times. It is madeof cane, with straw tightly plaitedround it. The Russian distaff, the characterof which differs distinctly from allother distaffs illustrated here, is madeof wood, in the shape of the letter L,and is gaily decorated with brightlypainted figures. The spinner sits on the lower part and draws the flax from the Phoenicians, who were the great traders in ancient times, are supposed to have introduced linen fabrics into Europe ; the earliest known piece was found in the tomb of the Seven Brothers in the Crimea. Its date is 300 ,,It was probably by them that it was imported into Greece, Sicily, Malta, and other countries where it was not grown, or only grown in very small quantities. Among the countries most celebrated in more modern + ;.—Spindle witt of a Piece of Pe. Flax times we must mention Spain, the beauty of whose flax andlinen, especially that of Hispania Citerior, near Tarraco, is
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