The Honiton lace book : being the second and enlarged edition of Honiton lace-making, and containing full and practical instructions for acquiring the art of making this beautiful and fashionable lace by Devonia

Author:Devonia
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Bobbin lace
Publisher: London : Bazaar Office
Published: 1875-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

Devonia Geound.

SCALLOP BORDER—DEVONIA GHOTJND—BKANCHING HBRE LEAVES. 49

tions; when you cross a line, sew to it as you do in the Honiton ground. Fasten off very carefully, and, wherever you can, make a rope-sewing to the commencement of the next line. In hanging on the bobbins carefully avoid pulling the lace, and in order not to do so, you should not only stick a securing pin on each side the hole to be sewn to, but also one or two on the opposite side of the lace; then make two sewings into one hole, hanging on two pair at each.

Having finished the lily lappet, the next subject which must engage our attention is the close leaf, with branching fibres.

The leaf shown here is part of a large spray, which will be described in the next chapter; and I would recommend those who are not yet expert at sewings to work this leaf by itself, both in whole and lace stitch, by way of practice. Tou will commence with the stem, and work to the first fibre ; then leave two pair, and work the fibre with four pair, coming back with return rope; do the opposite fibre in the same manner, then continue the main stem, taking up the bobbins that are left. When you have reached the top of the leaf, hang on a pair, turn and work down over the fibres, connecting to the tip of each as you pass it, and twice or thriee to the main stem. If you do the leaf in whole stitch, hang on a pair every other row, till you have sixteen pair; but for lace stitch, add the extra bobbins more slowly up to fourteen pair. Several false pinholes will be required on the lower side of the leaf. You may, if you please, vary this style, and work the leaf in halves, by the foUowing method : Carry the main stem straight up the leaf, stopping just short of the tip; cut off two pair, and come back either with return rope or return stem, which is stem sewn to the back of the first one; the branching fibres are worked on this stem. At the bottom turn and work the upper half of the leaf, sewing to the cross strands of the middle stem and to the tips of the fibres of course ; and then down the lower haK, sewing to the same stra,nds The upper half will require nine pair in whole, or eight m lace stitch; th lower half seven pair in whole, and six in lace stitch.

All my directions have been given for No. 9 thread. K finer thread is used, an extra pair of bobbins should be added for each degree of fineness. No 12, for instance, would require three more pairs than JNo. J.

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