Bobbins of Belgium; a book of Belgian lace, lace-workers, lace-schools and lace-villages . HANDKERCHIEF IX NEEDLE-POINT Made near .Most. Both mesh and flowers made with needle. DETAIL SHOWING SEVEN DIFFERENT FILLING-IN STITCHES KERXKEN 177 in 1857, founded the convent in an at-tempt to relieve the misery of the short time before this, greatly distrestby the idleness and poverty of his par-ishioners, he had asked that a teacher besent to Kerxken to instruct a few girlsin the art of lace-making, and since therewas no building in which to start a school,he called the class of five or si
Bobbins of Belgium; a book of Belgian lace, lace-workers, lace-schools and lace-villages . HANDKERCHIEF IX NEEDLE-POINT Made near .Most. Both mesh and flowers made with needle. DETAIL SHOWING SEVEN DIFFERENT FILLING-IN STITCHES KERXKEN 177 in 1857, founded the convent in an at-tempt to relieve the misery of the short time before this, greatly distrestby the idleness and poverty of his par-ishioners, he had asked that a teacher besent to Kerxken to instruct a few girlsin the art of lace-making, and since therewas no building in which to start a school,he called the class of five or six girls to-gether in his own house. Then, later, asthe experiment succeeded, he invited agroup of sisters to come and founded forthem the convent of the Franciscaines,which from that day has held unswerv-ingly to the traditions of its foundationin teaching and executing the fine needlelaces. There are at present 15 sisters,and about 150 true lace-workers in theirlace school. In addition, 300 makers offilet and imitation are connected withthe convent. From the salon we went to the work-room, which looks on a deep walled-in 178 BOBBINS OF BELGIUM garden, a treasure-plot f
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