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History of lace (1902)

Palliser, Bury, Mrs., 1805-1878, Dryden, Alice, Jourdain, Margaret · London : Sampson Low, Marston · leaf 206

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de point dAngleterre.—Inv.de deces de Mademoiselle de Charollais. 1758. Arch. Nat. ^ Mrs. Calderwoods Jotuiui/through Holland and Belgium. 17;>6.Printed by the Maitland Club. ^^ Flax is also cultivated solely forlace and cambric thread at St. Nicholas,Tournay, and Coiutrai. The processof… … (5 en To face page 118. BRUSSELS 119 to break, so line is it ;is almost to escape the sight. Thefeel of the thread as it passes through the fingers is thesurest guide. The thread-spinner closely examines everyinch drawn from her distatf, and when any inequality occursstops her wheel to repair the…

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