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Church Lace
Church Lace
Book · 128 pages
A 1920 pattern book of eight pillow (bobbin) lace designs for church use, by M. E. W. Milroy. The patterns are the Katapwa, Kilbirnie, St. Patrick, Ladyland, St. Andrew, St. Cross, St. David and St. George, intended for chalice veils, a credence table cloth and fair linen cloths. Each has a materials list (bobbin counts, Knox's Falcon linen thread), a photograph, pricking diagrams and numbered step-by-step instructions in cloth stitch, double stitch, ground stitch, plaits and Honiton-style borders. The introduction gives practical advice and prices for prickings and finished lace.
Home Lace-Making: A Handbook for Teachers and Pupils
Home Lace-Making: A Handbook for Teachers and Pupils
Book · 57 pages
A 1909 handbook for teaching bobbin lace-making (Torchon) to children and other pupils, by M. E. W. Milroy. It opens with a preface and hints for the teacher on materials and costs, making prickings with a hektograph, and running a class. Six progressive patterns follow, each with a step-by-step numbered stitch sequence by pairs of bobbins and pin holes, plus pricking diagrams (Plates I-VII) and photographs of the six finished laces.

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