The American Lace Maker; Vol. 3
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Volume Three of a 1905 illustrated series of bobbin lace lessons published by the Torchon Lace Company of St. Louis. It gives written instructions, with photographs of the finished lace, for Patterns 33 to 46: Honiton, Guipure, Italian thread lace, Mechlin, Saxony, several Valenciennes edgings and grounds, Binche, Regency Point and Duchess lace. Directions use abbreviations for crossing (ctc), twisting (tw) and half-stitch (ht), and refer to numbered pin positions, grounds, brides, gimp threads and picots. It opens with an essay on the art of lace making and ends with a price list of threads, pins, bobbins and pillow attachments.
- Type
- Monograph
- Date
- 1905
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 32
- Archive notes
- Scanned images provided by Holly Lacusky.
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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