o. (Top) Pattern from which piqure is made
p. (Bottom) Piqure
q. Valenciennes mesh
Now she commences her work, braiding, twisting, intercrossing the threads in diverse ways, and placing a pin each time the threads must be held in a position which they can not retain without the aid of a fixt support. When she arrives at the bottom of her pattern, with great care she takes out all the pins, and lifts her work to the top of the pattern, replacing the pins so that the lace will be kept absolutely regular. She then recommences her work of braiding or weaving, repeating the same operation till the length of lace she must make is finished. The patterns are usually about a foot long.
The bobbin laces made with continuous thread comprise: