Thin lace bordered

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Directions

Left worker: Place one bow on each of ABC left and BC right.
Right worker: Place one bow on each of AB left and B right.

  1. LW: A right through BC right take C left unreversed
    RW: A right through B right take B left unreversed
  2. LW: Lower left bows
    RW: Lower left bow
  3. LW: A left through BC left take C right reversed down
    RW: A left through B left take B right unreversed
  4. LW: Lower right bows
    RW: Lower right bow
  5. LW: A right through B right from within take RW A left from within unreversed
    RW: ---
  6. LW: ---
    RW: A left take LW B right from within unreversed
  7. LW: Lower A right
    RW: ---
  8. Repeat 5-7

Tollemache Transcription [8]

A thyn lace bordred tak to þe a felow & sett hym on þi rygh<t> hond & set on is ryght hand B 1 bow on A lyft & on B lyf<t> ech of hem a bow of þe sam colour and set on þi handes 5 bowis of a noþer colour as in þe rownd lace & þen xal þi felow tak with a ry<ght> thowrow B of þe sam hand þe bow B of þe lyfte vnreuersyd þen low þi bow from A lyfte vnto B lyf<t>e A lyfte xal tak thorow þe bow B of þe sam hand þe bow B on þe ryght hand vnreuersyd þen bow fro A ryght to B of þe selue hand and so a byd tyll ȝe haue chanchyd twyes and þan xal þu tak with a ryght thorow B C of þe selue hand þe bow C of þe lyfte hand vnreuersyd þen low þi lyfte bowis þan xal A lyfte tak thorow B C o<n> þe sam hand þe bow C of þe ryght hand reuersyd dovnward þ<an> xal þu low þi ryght bowis and A ryght xal entyr þe bow <of> þe sam hand from with in owtward & tak þe ouer syd of þe bo< w> lefte of þi felow from with in & þi felo w xal tak with a lyfte þ<y> bow B of þi ryght hand from with in so þat þe sydes þat wer a bovyn aforne þe changyng be a bovyn aftur þe changyng and þen low þi bow of a ryght on to be ryght & cha<nge> ȝowr bowis a geyn as ȝe ded be for tym so þat when ȝe haue changyd & þe colovrs dwel styll on ȝowr handys as þei war at þe be gynnyng & þen be gyn & cetera

Harley 2320 Transcription [7]

FOR to make 'a' þyn lace bordred on boþe sydes: Þu most take a ffelow and set hym on þy ryȝt hond, and set on hys hondes iij bowes of o colour, one in B ryȝt and one A lyft and one in B lyft, and set on þyn hondes v bowes of another colour, as ys yn þe rounde lace. And þen schal þy felow take by þe A ryȝt þorowout B and of þt same hond þe bowe B of þe lyft honde vnreuercyd. Þen lowe þy bowe of A ryȝt vnto B ryȝt, and so abyde vnto þe tyme ȝe haue changed twyes. And þen schalt þu take wt A ryȝt þorowout B and C of þe same hond þe bowe C of þe lyft hond vnreuercyd. Þen lowe þy lyft bowes. Þan schal A lyft take þorowout B of þe sam hand þe bowe C of þe ryȝt hond reuerced donward. Þen schalt þu lowe þy ryȝt bowes, and A ryȝt schal entre þe bowe B of þe same hond fro wtinnne outwardes, and þe ouer syde of þe bow of A lefte of þy felow fro wtin, so þat þe syde þat was aboue afore be aboue aftur. And þenne lowe thy bowe of A ryȝt vnto B ryȝth, & change ȝowre bowes aȝen as ȝe dud befortyme, so þat when ȝe haue changed tweys þt þe colour dwelle stylle on ȝowre hondes as þey were at þe begynnyng, and begynne aȝenewardes.