Lace piole

Directions

Place 1 bow each of one color on ABCD right. Place 1 bow each of another color on ABCD left.

A right through BCD right take D left unreversed
Lower left bows
A left through BCD left take D right reversed
Lower C right to D right & B right to C right
B right over top A right take bottom A right

Tollemache Transcription [11]

Lace piole Take 4 bowis of on colour & set on þi ryght hand & 4 bowis of anoþer colour & set hem on þi lyfte hand þen xal A of þi ryght hand goo thorow B C D of þe selue hand & tak bow D of þe lyfte hand vnruersyd þan low þi lyfte bowis & A lyfte schal go thorow B C D of þe selue hand & tak þe bow D on þe ryght hand reuersyd downward þen low þe bow of C onto D ryght & þe bow D onto C & þe bow þat is with in on A xal goo ouer þe forme bow on to B with help of owr hand & þe bow þat stond with in on A xal dwell styll on A & be gyn a geyn

Harley 2320 Transcription [14]

For to make a lace piol: Set foure bowys of o colour on þy ryȝt hond, and set iiij bowes of anoþer colour on þy lyft hond, and wyrke yn þe maner of þe lace downs.