Silkewerk - A lace common round

A lace common round

The only difference between this braid and A broad lace [T2] is that C is taken through two loops rather than one, turning a flat braid into a round cord.

A lace Bastonne [T6] and A lace endentyd [T7] are color variations of this round braid. The working is identical.

Two or three of these round braids can be joined side by side, making A lace for hats of 2 fellows [T40] and A lace for hats of 3 fellows [T41].

Take five loops, and place them on the following fingers:
Right hand: B C
Left hand: A B C

Work with the right hand:
A takes through B C right, the loop of C left reversed.
Lower the left loops.

Work with the left hand (in mirror image):
A takes through B C left, the loop of C right reversed.
Lower the right loops.

Repeat from the beginning.

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Tollemache 3

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A lace common round of 5 bows.
Set on thy bows as it is said before [T2] then shall A right take through B C of the same hand the bow C on the left hand reversed then low thy bows left and A left shall take through B C on the same hand the bow C on the right hand reversed then low thy right bows and begin again.

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Harleian 3

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For to make a round lace of 5 bows.
Do 5 bows on thy fingers as thou didst in the broad lace [H2]. Then shall A right take through B and C of the same hand the bow C of the left hand reversed. Then low thy left bows. Then shall A left take through B and C of the same hand the bow C of the right hand reversed. Then low thy right bows, and begin again.

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Serene 3

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A Lace round of 5 bow.
If thou wilt make a lace round of 5 bows, look that the bows be set upon thine hands as is aforesaid [S2], and then shall A take of the right hand through B C of the self hand, the bow C reversed of the left hand, and then low thy bows of the left hand, and then shall A of the left hand take through B C of the self hand, the bow C reversed of the right hand, and then low the bows of the right hand, and then begin again.