Lacis, practical instructions in filet brodé or darning on net; (1909)
Simpson, Isabel A · London, S. Low, Marston and co. ltd. · leaf 86
61 Lads the flax being grown and, when fully ripe, pulled up by theroots, the seeds being stripped off and allowed to fall to theground. The stalks were then steeped in water warmed bythe sun, and they were kept down by stones placed uponthem, tor nothing is lighter than flax. When the mem-brane or… … Illustration 26.—Preparation ol Flax. This beating and hammering was for the purpose of stillfurther loosening and separating the outer from the innerfibres and to effect the softening and disintegration of thegums and oily substances that lie under the outer rind of thestalk ; and finally, to…
Netting · Lace and lace making
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