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Title: The Honiton lace book
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: Devonia, pseud
Subjects: Lace and lace making
Publisher: London : Bazaar
Contributing Library: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library
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r the wholestitch leaf, but add twopair on each side; con-nect this leaf with closetrefoil, and finish off atthe tip. Lastly, work the gimp leaf, which you will commence at the tip; cut off the bobbins as the leaf narrows;to finish off, sew twice to the main stem, tie up all the bobbins in the last pair you sewed with, then tie separately in pairs, and cut off.This last leaf may be omitted if you like, an J when again working the spray, you can alter the disposition of the stitches in the various leaves at pleasure. great charms of Honiton lace, that you can vary according to fancy. Of course, the edgings, like other edging laces, must be worked in regular routine ; but for the sprays, you may work in whole or lace stitch; make the leaves with or without a fibre; use gimp or not; do flat or raised work at your will; and what you do once you need not do again. You must bear in mind a few facts, namely, that whole stitch requires one or two more pairs than lace stitch does; that for the
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Fig. 9. Devonia Speav. It is, I think, one of the 24 HONITON LACE-MAKING. fibre you must have an uneven number of passive pairs; and that eachgimp, as I before remarked, stands in place of a pair; but your eye willsoon become accustomed to judge how many bobbins are wanted. It isastonishing in looking over old lace, to observe how the makers revelled invariety of detail, thereby obtaining a richness of effect, which we, with ourmodern notions of uniformity, rarely attain. CHAPTER VIII. On Pearl Edge. The subject of the present lesson will be the pearl edge, of which there aretwo sorts, the right and the left hand pearl. Those ladies who alreadyknow any of the edging laces are probably acquainted with the left handone, therefore in this pattern I will teach the right hand, giving the otherat some future opportunity. Hang on ten pair at the end of the leaf; work it in whole stitch : cut offfour pair, and go round the inner circle in stem stitch; sew as you crossthe circle, and commence

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