Easy lessons for lace makers : fancy stitches illustrated showing clearly how to make all modern laces (1901)
[Belding bros. & co.], YA Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · [S.l. : s.n. · leaf 17
utterly ruined by being worked too close ina given space. In making the simple shell stitch theeffect is lost utterly unless the directions—one loose, one tight, one loose stitch—areobserved. Some workers imagine this al-ternation of loose and tight stitches make … no difference in the finished shell, but itdoes. Try the two methods and you ivill atonce see the great beauty of the shell cor-rectly made. As I stated previously the entire beautyof a lace piece may be utterly ruined unlessthe stitches are pleasingly and harmonious- ly combined. There is a right…
Lace and lace making
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