A lace guide for makers and collectors; with a bibliography and five-language nomenclature, profusely illuswith halftone plates and key designs . ^y This sample requires only four bobbins altogether, and is worked from oneside to the other; the lower row sewing or crocheting into the one above. Thepricking is made on the diagonal. A pair should be braided twelve times be-tween joints. Here the two lower pairs are left untwisted; one of the upperthreads is hooked over and above the preceding row, and its mate put throughthe loop, when one twist is made and these two threads looped or sewed once
A lace guide for makers and collectors; with a bibliography and five-language nomenclature, profusely illuswith halftone plates and key designs . ^y This sample requires only four bobbins altogether, and is worked from oneside to the other; the lower row sewing or crocheting into the one above. Thepricking is made on the diagonal. A pair should be braided twelve times be-tween joints. Here the two lower pairs are left untwisted; one of the upperthreads is hooked over and above the preceding row, and its mate put throughthe loop, when one twist is made and these two threads looped or sewed oncearound each other. A pin is placed below this joint between the two pairs, andbraiding is recommenced. =? 232 ?= A LACE GUIDE FOR MAKERS AND COLLECTORS =? LINE H, COL. 12, Twelve threads grouped into three braids enter near the top of each Sun-spot and leave towards its base. The left-hand pair of the right-hand braidbecomes the weaver. It half-stitches through the right-hand pair of the centerbraid. A pin is then placed and closed. The work is continued towards the left,taking in the two pairs of the left tress. Another pin is placed and closed, thework now going towards the right, taking in the last right-hand pair. Hereit pins, closes, and works to the left. After closing here, one pair makes itsexit. One then works again to the right, pins and closes, where another pairmakes its exit. Again towards the left. Here, after closing, one pair two left-hand pairs are now braided and enter at the right of the Sun- D= i=? RULES FOB MAKING 233 3 =n LINE H, COL. 12—Continued Sunspots. spot to the lower left. One then works back towards the right and here, afterclosing, makes a plait that will enter the lower right-hand Sunspot. Thetwo remainin
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