Lace, its origin and history . Real Duchesse and Point Real Carrick-ma-Cross. carried out, both solid filling and openwork, with fine stitching, thebuttonhole stitch being most generally employed. Bobbin, or pillow-made, lace is the highest artistic development oftwisted and plaited threads. It is made from a large number of threadsattached by means of pins to an oval-shaped cushion or pillow, eachthread being wound upon a small bobbin. The design, as in the mak-ing oi needle point lace, is first drawn on stiff paper or parchment,and carefully stretched over the pillow. Then the pattern
Lace, its origin and history . Real Duchesse and Point Real Carrick-ma-Cross. carried out, both solid filling and openwork, with fine stitching, thebuttonhole stitch being most generally employed. Bobbin, or pillow-made, lace is the highest artistic development oftwisted and plaited threads. It is made from a large number of threadsattached by means of pins to an oval-shaped cushion or pillow, eachthread being wound upon a small bobbin. The design, as in the mak-ing oi needle point lace, is first drawn on stiff paper or parchment,and carefully stretched over the pillow. Then the pattern is pricked outalong the outline of the drawing and small pins are introduced at closeintervals, around which the threads work to form the various meshesand openings. From right to left the thread is bound lightly upon thebobbins and tied at the top of each in a loop that permits it graduallyto slip oft the bobbin when gently pulled, as occurs generally whenworking. The worker begins by interlacing the bobbins, which are used inpairs, placing small pins in
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