The
holes should be about an eighth of an inch apart, or nearer when the
pattern is finely convoluted. The letters are worked in point de
Bruxelles, point d'Alencon, and dotted Sorrento bars. No. 501 shows the
letter A greatly enlarged, to show the mode of working.
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TABLE OF THREADS SUITED TO VARIOUS
ARTICLES WORKED IN POINT LACE.
|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|Caps | 36 " " |
|Collars | 30 " " |
|Couvrettes | 2 4 6 |
|Cravats | 18 30 " |
|D'Oyleys | 8 10 12 |
|Dress Trimmimgs | 22 30 " |
|Edgings | 14 30 " |
|Handkerchiefs | 30 36 40 |
|Insertions, coarse | 6 8 12 |
| " fine | 24 30 " |
|----------------------------------|-------------------|
Point lace cord runs about twelve yards to the hank.
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