The history and principles of weaving by hand and by power : reprinted, with considerable additions, from "Engineering," with a chapter on lace-making machinery, reprinted from the "Journal of the Society of Arts" (1878)
Barlow, Alfred · London : S. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington ; Philadelphia : H. Carey Baird · leaf 358
given by Dr. Johnson, it is " Anything reti- culated or decussated at equal distances, with interstices between the intersections." The threads may be twisted either two, three, or more together, or thick and thin threads may be so combined. For the formation of any desired pattern, or figure, it… … side to side of the lace and then be made to twist round the most distant threads, but so long as they can be moved a moderate distance, with perfect freedom, to be twisted together with one or more of the neghbouring threads, that is all that is required, so far, for making ordinary lace. Before…
Weaving · Hand weaving · Lace and lace making
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