A treatise on lace-making, embroidery, and needle-work with Irish flax threads (1892)
Bradford, Mary E, Barbour Brothers Company · [New York] : Barbour Brothers Co. · leaf 103
large rings are finished with a tiny spider, woven over crossedthreads, in the centre. These rings may be purchased, or are easilymade, and are very rich looking. Fasten the thread in at one side, 102 BARBOUR S PRIZE NEEDLE-WORK SERIES. pushing the needle straight through the ring, twist back, push… … Renaissance Centre-piece. by weaving the thread around the crossed threads two or three times,then twist out on the single thread to the edge of the ring and fasten.Let me say that, when making spiders or other woven stitches, it isa good plan to hold them down tight with the thumb when drawingup…
Lace and lace making · Embroidery
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