No. 24 Beading or Chain
Beading is chiefly used as a band or finish for lace. It is placed round the neck of collars, and serves as a band by which they are tacked to the chemisette or to the dress itself. It is used as insertion for ribbon velvet to thread over and under in cheap made-up sets of Honiton lace.
Use 8 or 10 pairs of bobbins, according to the size of the cotton employed.
Divide the pairs of bobbins *, and lay one-half quite away for the sake of clearness. These bobbins will be called No. 2, and those about to be used No. 1. Work across with No. 1 and back in the usual way until 2 pins are set up, as in stem-work, lay No. 1 bobbins aside.
Take up No. 2, and work backwards and forwards as before until 2 pins are set up on No. 2’s side. Then work across twice as in plain braiding, so as to connect the two sets of bobbins; repeat from *.