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The Honiton lace book (1875)

Devonia, pseud · London : Bazaar · leaf 26

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r the wholestitch leaf, but add twopair on each side; con-nect this leaf with closetrefoil, and finish off atthe tip. Lastly, work the gimp leaf, which you will commence at the tip; cut off the bobbins as the leaf narrows;to finish off, sew twice to the main stem, tie up all the bobbins in the last… … Fig. 9. Devonia Speav. It is, I think, one of the 24 HONITON LACE-MAKING. fibre you must have an uneven number of passive pairs; and that eachgimp, as I before remarked, stands in place of a pair; but your eye willsoon become accustomed to judge how many bobbins are wanted. It isastonishing in…

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