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Bobbin Lace524/10

Sample of hand-made Maltese straight bobbin lace edging with heart-shaped design.

Culture
English
Material
linen fibre ? or cotton fibre ?
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bobbin Lace524/9 a-c

Samples of hand made off-white Bedfordshire straight bobbin lace edging with the design elements outlined in heavier thread (gimp): (a) a long band of lace with a scalloped edge and a gimp zigzag design; (b) a band of lace; (c) a short band of lace with a scalloped edge and a design consisting of a series of circles with three arms of thread extending upwards at the area where one circle joins the next.

Culture
English
Material
linen fibre ?
Made in
United Kingdom and England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gimp Thread524/5 b

Skein (part b) containing approximately 27 meters of two-ply off-white linen thread called gimp.

Culture
English
Material
linen fibre
Made in
United Kingdom and Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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