A practical instruction manual on making bobbin lace, written by a London lace teacher and published in 1907. It covers equipment and preparation (cushion, bobbins, winding, thread and pins), the basic cloth, half and plait stitches, and step-by-step directions for specimen pieces in Italian, Dentelle de Bruges (Point de Flandre), Guipure de Flandre, Honiton (including appliqué and raised work), Duchesse and Brussels lace. Separate sections explain ornamental filling stitches such as reseau, honeycomb, festoon, spider web, lead, diamond, double reseau and rose, and the book closes with advice on repairing and cleaning valuable lace. It is illustrated with photographs of finished pieces (doyley, collars, yoke, vest, bolero, scarf, flounce, handkerchief, berthe), pattern line drawings and stitch diagrams.

Type

Book

Date

1907

Language

English

Pages

105

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