A lace guide for makers and collectors; with a bibliography and five-language nomenclature, profusely illuswith halftone plates and key designs . phrase one often hears of lace-making, but we take that statement for BY WAT OF INTRODUCTION 17 what it is worth. It is not monotonous work, for even in the simplest lace thepattern creates a variety of motion and sufficient occupation for the mind. Mymother always said that to sit down to her pillow was the best rest she could haveafter her work, we have been told by the daughter of a famous lace-maker. Art gracieux, travail bienfaisant, wrote M. En
A lace guide for makers and collectors; with a bibliography and five-language nomenclature, profusely illuswith halftone plates and key designs . phrase one often hears of lace-making, but we take that statement for BY WAT OF INTRODUCTION 17 what it is worth. It is not monotonous work, for even in the simplest lace thepattern creates a variety of motion and sufficient occupation for the mind. Mymother always said that to sit down to her pillow was the best rest she could haveafter her work, we have been told by the daughter of a famous lace-maker. Art gracieux, travail bienfaisant, wrote M. Engerand. Sa nature memese concilie avec les obligations de la vie rurale; on le quitte et reprend sansdommage. Cest 1ideal dun travail feminin, peu fatigant, presque recreatif,distingue, sexergant a la maison; dans la belle saison, en plein air ou sous lespommiers; procurant aux enfants un salaire presque immediat, permettant auxvieilles de gagner quelque argent jusqua la mort. Est-il vraiment beaucoupdindustries plus touchantes, plus interessantes, mieux adaptees aux necessitesde la vie des champs? 18 A LACE GUIDE FOR MAKERS AND COLLECTORS. THE LACE Pieter van den Bosch. TEE LACE-MAKER 19 THE LACE-MAKER. When in doubt, when in dread,When her skys overblown, To the plier of thread-Gentle artist unknown— Comes the blessing of work, Of her fine, quiet work. Her poor form can relaxAs with pillow she sits, Deftly weaving the flax That is wound on her sticks, On her bobbins is wound, To their spindles is bound. Oh, such merry tools these,Quaintly carved and turned, Tinkling, trying to pleaseWith the lullabies, learned As they twist, mingle, toss In lifes take, give and cross! As the rhythmic repeatOf their come and their go Soon becalms by its beat,By its cadences, so Her resistance it smoothes, It uplifts and it soothes. From her fingers is shed By the exercise lightAll the nerve-poison bred Through her worrisome plight;It unconsciously slips,As it were, from their tips.
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