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The Honiton lace book (1875)

Devonia, pseud · London : Bazaar · leaf 28

An illustration from The Honiton lace book, 1875, leaf 28
this pair round the others, sew to the next hole, paas the pair round again, and so on until you reach the leaf, when disentangle the bobbins, and hang on two pair if you work in lace stitch, three if in whole stitch. Work down the leaf, connecting to the first petal at the nearest point of contact… … J?i0. 10, Peaii-l Eugb T&svoix* the following flowers, when you come round the third petal, you sew twice to the preceding flower where it touches. If you wish to continue this edge, you must move the bobbins in the following manner : turn the flap of the cover cloth over them, and pin the doubled…

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