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A lace guide for makers and collectors; with a bibliography and five-language nomenclature, profusely illus. with halftone plates and key designs (1920)

Whiting, Gertrude · New York, E.P. Dutton & company · leaf 231

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sses. Whenthe maker wishes to form a cutwork, instead of an open, net mesh, the pairsshould be twisted twice before beginning the spot. Otherwise there will be anugly gap at the top of the leadwork, showing an isolated, bridging thread. Atthe end of the cutwork it is imperative to loop the weaver… … IS*.I- I © r J* distributing the outworks in Point dEsprit Net. One draws a square anddivides it vertically and horizontally into four, five, six or seven equal sectionsor smaller squares. If the original square be divided into four, there will besixteen little sections, and upon these one places…

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