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Seven centuries of lace (1908)

Pollen, Maria Margaret, d. 1919 · London : W. Heinemann; New York : The Macmillan company · leaf 160

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Plate LXXXII. SPECIMEN UF KNOTTED AND TWISTED STRING OR THREAD WORK, CALLED MACRAME This sort of work is often madi- by knotting; the frayr-d ends on the edge of a woven material, or else separately by knottingstrings or cords of linen or silk, the ends of which are fastened to a small cushion or… … Plate LXXXIIl. FLOUNCE FOR AN ALB OF BOBBIN-MADE LACE in the making of which a continuous braid is used to form the pattern. The lace is shaped on its lower edge into flatlycurving scallops or mitres, g ft. 4 in. x loj in. Maltese, early 16//1 century

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