Lace bend broad

Directions

Take 4 bows of one colour and place them on ABCD right. Take 4 bows of another colour and place them on ABCD left.

  1. A right through all bows take A left unreversed
  2. Raise left bows
  3. D left take D right unreversed
  4. Lower right bows  (keeping A right bottom on A right)
  5. Reverse all bows
start
Take 4 bows of one colour and place them on ABCD right. Take 4 bows of another colour and place them on ABCD left.
step 1
A right through all bows take A left unreversed
step 2
Raise left bows
step 3
D left take D right unreversed
step 4
Lower right bows  (keeping A right bottom on A right)
step 5
Reverse all bows

Tollemache Transcription [24]

A lace bend brod of 8 bowis tak 4 bowis of on colour & set hem on A B C D ryght & 4 bowis of a noþer colour on þi lyfte hand & þen xal A ryght tak thorow all þe bowis of both handes þe bow of A lyfte vnreuersyd þan hie þi lyf<t>e bowis þan xal D lyfte take þe bow of D ryght vnreuersyd þan low þi ryght bowis so þat þat bow þat was takyn o£ A lyfte dwel styl on A ryght þan reuerse all þi bowis & so be gyn a geyne

Harley 2320 Transcription [24]

A lace bend brode of eyth bowes: Take iiij bowes of o colour & 4 of anoþer, and worch as yn þe lace endented; saue þere þu worchyst furst wt þy ryȝt hond and after wt þy lyft hond, yn þs lace þu schalt do alwey wt þy ryȝzt hond.