The Priscilla Battenberg and point lace book; a collection of lace stitches with working directions for braid laces (1912)
Brown, Nellie Clarke, 1861-, Priscilla Publishing Co · Boston, Mass., The Priscilla publishing company · leaf 15
ing the thread down with the left thumb differs. The thread is fastened atthe upper left-hand corner andcarried forward over the spaceto be filled. The thumb isthen placed upon it as nearthe point of fastening as ispractical, and the thread isbrought to the right and again,slipped under the thumb,… … posite left. It is then passed over the righT>-handthread of the loop, under the left-hand thread, anddrawn up. It is well to leave the thumb on the looptni the stitch is nearly completed, as it avoidstangling the thread and causes a more eventwist. ,•! Again the thumb holds down the thread,…
Battenberg lace · Lace and lace making
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