he threadsmay be twisted. The pins inserted in the cush-ion at the commencement are merely to holdthe threads ; but as fast as each little mesh ismade in the progress of the working, other pinsare inserted, to prevent the thread from un-twisting, and the device on the parchmentshows where these… … LACE-DRESSING ROOM. made by the pillow and bobbins, and a patternof sprigs worked with the needle. Brusselsground has a six-sided mesh, formed by twistingfour flaxen threads to a perpendicular line ofmesh. Brussels wire-ground is of silk; the meshesare partly straight and partly arched, and…
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