Lace-making with crochet hook and knitting needles (1900)
Lille ; Paris : Thiriez & Cartier-Bresson · leaf 37
one oljtains a row of loose loops, easy to piek up. 2nd method: J needle and 2 threads (fig. B). Fold the thread, leaving a piece of a length in proportion to the number of st. to cast on. Hold the measured thread in the left hand, the thread from the ball in the right. Fortn round the left thumb a… … In the next row, knit one stitch hke this, then one purl. 34
Lace and lace making
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