Lacis, practical instructions in filet brodé or darning on net; (1909)
Simpson, Isabel A · London, S. Low, Marston and co. ltd. · leaf 96
40.—Women \ Sir G. Wilkinson tells us that the spindles were generallysmall, being about one foot three inches in length, and severalhave been found at Thebes and are now preserved in themuseums of Europe. One of those I found at Thebes, nowin the British Museum, had some of the linen thread with… … They were generally of wood and, in order to increasetheir impetus in turning, the circular head was occasionallyof gypsum or composition ; some, however, were of a lightplaited work made of rushes or palm leaves stained of various Flax colours and furnished with a loop of the same materials…
Netting · Lace and lace making
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