Nos. 1, 2, 3 — Braid Works and Passement
No. 1 shows a pretty braid for point lace work; this braid consists of whole stitch and pearl.
No. 2 is the passement or pricking for a shamrock spray.
No. 3 is a simple braid in whole stitch.
The first lesson usually given in pillow lace making is the braid work; the learner is at first puzzled by the number of fine bobbins, but if it is remembered that only four are used together, and that the plain or whole stitch is only weaving or plaiting across and back again, the difficulty vanishes.