The art of bobbin lace : a practical text book of workmanship in antique and modern lace including Geneoese, point de flandre bruges guipure, duchesse, Honiton, "raised" Honiton, applique, and Bruxelles : also how to clean and repair valuable lace, etc. (1911)
Tebbs, Louisa Augusta · London : Chapman & Hall · leaf 47
i6 THE ART OF BOBBIN LACE N.B.—The pins should be placed quite close together on the inner side of all curves, and the outer pins regulated to come as nearly opposite the inner pins as possible. … When you have worked the length of your pattern—or as far as you conveniently can—on your cushion, leave all your working bobbins (taking the precaution to keep these in place by stretching a wide piece of elastic tightly over the bobbins, securing it to the cushion with
Lace and lace making · Bobbin lace
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