A 1909 English instruction book on lacis (filet brodé), the art of darning patterns onto hand-netted ground, by the author known as Carità. It combines a historical survey of lacis, with sixteenth-century pattern books such as Vinciolo and Mignerak, museum examples, and symbolism, with chapters on flax, spinning and distaffs and on the history of nets. The practical section covers netting squares and oblong bands, gauges and needles, attaching the net to a frame, and the Point de Toile and Point de Reprise darning stitches. It is illustrated with numbered halftones and line drawings of historical pieces, tools and hand positions.