Bohemian lace

The novelty of this lace lies in its simplicity of design and execution. The design must form a series of curves, in fact, any simple braiding pattern can be followed for this make of lace, so long as sharp corners are avoided as much as possible.

Materials required :

A very narrow lace braid, or even tape of the narrowest make will answer the purpose, though the lace braid is finer.- Tack the braid carefully over your pattern.

Fill in the spaces by taking a thread from one side of the braid to the other as for herringboning, but fastening the thread each time with a sort of knot formed thus : Hold down the 2 strands of thread with the thumb, make a button-hole stitch over these 2 strands. Draw up tightly, thus forming a kind of knot.

Continue on opposite side the same. To form a variety, the stitches are made more closely together in the narrow spaces, and the very wide spaces are filled in in the same manner, with a simple lace or buttonhole stitch. In the more elaborate designs, button-holed bars fill in the very wide spaces.

This make of lace is most effective for infants' garments, lingerie frocks, jabots, and collars. It also has a handsome effect when let into table linen of a fine quality.

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