6
or 8 half passings, 2 pairs of bobbins being invariably used. The plaits
are joined by a half passing, made with the last pair of the left plait
and the first of the right = stick the pin into the hole = enclose the
pin by a half passing and work the next plait on the left with the two
left pairs and the next plait on the right with the two right pairs.

BRUSSELS GROUND (fig. 797).--For the sake of greater clearness, this
ground too has been worked and reproduced here on a magnified scale.

It is worked in diagonal lines, as follows: 1 double passing with 2
pairs of bobbins = put up a pin at the next point = enclose the pin with
a double passing, twist both pairs each time once and so on. This
ground, when it is worked by the hand in very fine thread, takes a long
time to do and is therefore often made by machinery.

[Illustration: FIG. 798. ETERNELLE WITH TWO ROWS OF HOLES.]

ETERNELLE WITH TWO ROWS OF HOLES (fig. 798).--The so-called
"eternelle" laces have no definite pattern; they can be made of any
width, in the form of insertions or edgings.

For a single row of holes, you want 6 pairs of bobbins; for two rows, 7;
for three, 9, adding two pairs of bobbins for every additional row of
holes. The upper part of fig. 798 shows how the points are distributed;
here 7 pairs of bobbins are used.

Put up a pin at the topmost point = hang on 2 pairs of bobbins = 1
double passing = take out the pin and put it in again between the two
pairs = tighten the pair = hang on 1 pair of bobbins again on the left =
1 double passing with the 1st pair of the bobbins you hung on first and
with the new pair = push the double passing close to the pin = twist the
first pair once and then lay it aside = 1 double passing with the 2nd
and 3rd pair that enclose the pin = hang on 2 pairs of bobbins in the
middle = 1 double passing with both pairs = lay the 5th pair aside = 1
double passing with the 4th and 3rd pair = lay the 4th pair aside = 1
double passing with the 2nd and 1st pair = twist the 1st pair once and
lay it aside = 1 double passing with the 2nd and 3rd pair that enclose
the pin = put up 1 pin at the 3rd lower point, hang on 2 pairs of
bobbins = 1 double passing with these bobbins = lay the 7th pair aside =
* 1 double passing with the 6th and 5th pair = lay the 6th pair aside =
1 double passing with the 5th and 4th pair = lay the 5th pair aside = 1
double passing with the 4th and 3rd pair = lay the 4th pair aside = 1
double pas