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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 95

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s in imitation of real fish-net, and is done double, the threadbeing stretched as evenly as possible from point to point andtwisted back; this runs, all one way. Stretch threads across theseto form perfect squares, and in twisting back make 3 twists betweencrossings and fasten with 3 buttonhole… … Point Lace Handkerchiefs. POINT LACE HANDKERCHIEFS. 95 a little aslant towards the left, catching enough of the purling, itdoes not require whipping, and time is saved. As a teacher andlace-maker of many years experience, I wish to say that BarboursIrish flax threads are the most satisfactory I…

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