A Collection of Lace Stitches - With Working Directions for Braid Laces #249154

The basting stitches should be rather close and short, and should be drawn tightly so as to hold the braid firmly to its place. Should the basting stitches be loose, the putting in of the lace stitches will inevitably draw the braid from its place on the pattern and spoil the perfection of the lines and curves of the design.