Bobbins of Belgium; a book of Belgian lace, lace-workers, lace-schools and lace-villages . WINDING BOBBINS FOR THE CHILDREN TURNHOUT 65 often use them indifferently. Some for-tunate ones pride themselves on their fineebony or ivory sets. Of course, bobbinsmust be constantly resupplied withthread, and in a corner of the room Isaw a white-haired grandmother with herdevidoir, or spindle, busily windingthread on the bobbins for the made a beautiful picture tliere at herwheel with a dozen little girls with theircushions crowding near her. I asked ifthe beginners were able to earn some-
Bobbins of Belgium; a book of Belgian lace, lace-workers, lace-schools and lace-villages . WINDING BOBBINS FOR THE CHILDREN TURNHOUT 65 often use them indifferently. Some for-tunate ones pride themselves on their fineebony or ivory sets. Of course, bobbinsmust be constantly resupplied withthread, and in a corner of the room Isaw a white-haired grandmother with herdevidoir, or spindle, busily windingthread on the bobbins for the made a beautiful picture tliere at herwheel with a dozen little girls with theircushions crowding near her. I asked ifthe beginners were able to earn some-thing and found they were making about10 and 15 cents a day. In this model school, for all childrenunder sixteen years of age the lace workalternates with regular lessons, as it shouldof course, in every school. Those abovethat age may give their entire day tothe lace. The hours for girls betweennine and thirteen are: from 8 to 11 oclock,lessons; from 1:30 to 4 oclock, lessonsagain; and from 4 to 6:30 oclock, lace. 66 BOBBINS OF BELGIUM This is still a sadly long day for growingchildre
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