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The Honiton lace book (1875)

Devonia, pseud · London : Bazaar · leaf 23

An illustration from The Honiton lace book, 1875, leaf 23
show a blemish. For doing the sewings with the needle-pin, I will give more detailedinstructions when we come to the raised work. I will now proceed with the instructions for making the spray of leaves(Fig. 8). In this first design, which I am giving in fragments, I am only teachingflat work; for… … ON THE DIFFICULTIES OF BEGTNNERS, AND FINISH OF LEAP. 21 simple resource of careless and slovenly workers is to tie them all up,and cut them off, leaving the raw ends like a little brush; others plaitbeginners stem from one leaf to another, but this also has an awkwardappearance. I hope none of my…

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