No. 26.—Fern Pattern (Modern Honiton).
Making up the Sprigs.
Honiton lace is made up or joined in three different ways—by purling, by réseau ground, and by application on net. For all these modes a paper shape is cut and the sprigs are arranged with great care right side downwards. The purling is sewn, as we have already stated, on inferior Honiton lace; in all superior pieces it is joined on the pillow. Réseau ground is in imitation of Brussels net worked by hand, as shown in No. 27. It is worked stitch by stitch.
No. 27.—Lappet in Honiton.
This lappet is an illustration of the mode of making up the sprigs. The one-rose sprigs are first tacked on blue paper of the exact shape required, the butterfly is placed in position, the fern sprig added, and the little stem work sprig shown above and at the side of the butterfly. The whole is then joined and filled in by a réseau ground in Brussels lace stitch.
No. 27.—Lappet in Honiton Lace.
No. 28.—Honiton Guipure Lace.
No. 28 shows a beautiful specimen of Honiton guipure lace, designed and worked by Mrs. Treadwin, of Exeter, who has done more to win a taste for artistic, natural forms than any other English lace designer. The lace exhibited by Mrs. Treadwin in 1862 fully sustained the reputation of Honiton lace, and bore comparison with the most beautiful productions of France and Belgium.