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A handbook of Greek lace making (1870)

Herschel, Julia · London : R. Barrett & Sons · leaf 20

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loop) will at once begin to make a reverse coil round the firstone, and this is precisely what we want. Now begin very gently to pull upthe thread A with your right hand,and encourage the outer coil of B bypushing or rubbing it with your leftthumb from left to right while thecoil lies upon it,… … 18 GREEK LACE MAKING. produced, like that seen on the right hand of the last figure.Now make one more feston stitch in the same stitch as thelast; with your needle place the outstanding thread well atthe back of the knot, and leave a little neat firm pillarstanding out quite independently from your…

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