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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
Digitizing Sponsor: Federally funded with LSTA funds through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners

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ten the threads along one side ofthe edge of the petal, hang five pairs on along the other side; turn,and work the leaf in whole stitch (catching the tendril here and there),and finishing at the tip. The remaining leaves and tendrils are done inthe same manner as those first described, and when completed it formsan extremely elegant ornament for the hair, made up with a bow ofribbon. CHAPTER XXIV Convolvulus Spray.—Flemish Stitoh. In this chapter I give the continuation of the spray for the hair, theupper part of which was described above. As the large flowers andsome of the leaves are done in the same manner as there described, Iwill confine myself now to teaching the process of doing the half-opened flowers, and also a new stitch—or rather an old one revived fromFlemish lace—which I will call Flemish stitch. After working the firstfibre-leaf and its stem to the main stem, bring this latter in buckle-stitchdown to the leaf dotted with little holes ; this is Flemish stitch. Work
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CONVOLVULUS SPEAY. POPPY AND BEIONY LEAVES—DEVONIA LACE, ETC. 65 the fibre stem to the tip with six pair, hang on four more pairs, andadd two extra pairs afterwards ; work the leaf in halves as before directed ;the holes are done in this way; when you come to one, twist the workerstwice, stick a pin below them, work to the end; when you again return to the hole, twist the passive pairs on each side of it once, and twist theworkers twice as you pass below the pin; this is the whole of the stitch.You can put the holes near or far, according to fancy, and it makes avery pretty variety for leaves. After doing this leaf, work the two upper flowers ; in the flower coveredwith tendrils, you will do first that which touches the leaf, and thenthe one running up to the stem ; the flowers themselves need no description. When you come to the first half-opened flower, you will work down to the stem, round the circle, then do rope sewing to the flowers, carrythem down one side, every now and then m

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