And see ye not that braid braid road, 45 That lies across that lily leven?
Start from one corner of the design, turn over one end of the braid an eighth of an inch.
The end at which the braid is begun forms the centre of the crown.
Honiton braid which is an egg-shaped braid is much more beautiful than the plain Renaissance braid employed in Connemara.
Button half worked] Baste your net over the design, then baste the braid along the design.
The materials required are Brussels net of any size desired, lace braid of a width to correspond with the net, heavy lace rings, a ball of Renaissance thread No.
I think that nearly every little girl knows how to braid raffia and after you have learned how to sew this braid together you can make any size or shape in hats.
Sometimes only a single line is given to indicate where the braid will be, while again a double line is shown.
A belt made of a six strand braid proves to be very serviceable to some little girls.
The braid must not be wider than the double lines.
Starting from the extreme left of the section to be fagotted take a stitch through the braid on the opposite side of the opening, letting the thread fall to the right.
To braid with six strands take the extreme left-hand strand and weave under and over to centre and with the right-hand strand weave over and under to centre and cross the left-hand strand (see Figure 224).
If a long braid is desired it is best to have the strands of different lengths so that the joinings will not be all in one place (Figure 225).
Then, holding thebraid with the left hand, connect it to the material from the wrong side with fine running stitches.
If the braid is neatly over-casted the end will be quite secure.
These tufts are usually on the 'soft spot,' in the back of his neck, over his ears or in a braid or a ring on the side of his head.
Women after marriage on becoming mothers would sometimes let their hair grow on all parts and arrange it on the head; one way was to plait it and cross it on the forehead, another way was to braid it and ornament it with flowers.
Ever since she came East she had worn it in a braid looped at the back of her head.
For more than a year she had worn her hair in a braid doubled upon itself and tied with a bow at the back of her neck.
She had drawn away from him now until he could see nothing of her but the shimmer of her thick braid where it lay in a ray of light.
He went into her room at noon with broth and toast and a dish of water, and after she had eaten a little he lifted her and made a prop of blankets at her back so that he could brush out and braid her beautiful hair.
Half an hour before school was over, Anna Maria had finished the string-case, and run the piece of pink alpaca braid through it.
And to-morrow you will bring with you the calico, a yard and a half of alpaca braid to match, and your sewing materials.
I, in guid braid Scotch, shooting out my hand, at the same time, to give him a hearty shake.
The door opened and a little girl with a long black braid and purple apron came in.
The only thing about her of any size and color was the heavy braid of hair fallen over her shoulder.
Our king has written a braid letter, And seal'd it with his hand, And sent it to Sir Patrick Spens, Was walking on the strand.
And see ye not yon braid, braid road, That lies across the lily leven?
But she that welcomes my bright Bride Maun gang like maiden fair; She maun lace on her robe sae jimp, And comely braid her hair.
These holes were bound around with red braid so as to give a horrible appearance.
As she was scraping the mud from her wet stockings and struggling to re-braid her hair, she heard voices coming from Tom Teeter's barnyard.
But down the middle of her heavy brown braid ran a thick strand of reddish gold, quite enough to account for the vagaries of her behavior.
She did not know that the starched pinafore that scratched her neck, the tightness of her heavy braid of hair, and the stiffness of her Sunday boots contributed not a little to her inner discomfort.
Beneath the sunbonnet hung a long heavy braidof shiny brown hair, with a reddish streak down the middle of it.
She looked kindly at the small, anxious figure, the pleading face with its big eyes, the slim, brown hands twisting nervously the long, heavy braid of brown hair with the golden strand through it.
And if I buy three yards of braid at ten cents a yard, how much will that be?
She flung back over her shoulder the long shining dark braid which her fingers had been automatically twisting, and stood for a moment motionless.
And now my lady turned and looked upon that war-worn coat through a mist of tears and sinking down, laid soft cheek upon its tarnished braid and lay thus a long while, the letter clasped to swelling bosom.
Vardon, Taylor, and Braidhave each won the championship five times, and many of these victories were gained against their own fellow-champions and the strongest opposition conceivable.
During a period of nearly twenty years the success of Taylor, Vardon, and Braid has been so complete, so overwhelming, so dazzling, that among them they seem almost to have solved the problem of perpetual victory.
James Braid was first, John Henry Taylor was second, and Harry Vardon was third, though a hundred and eighty other players had done their best to beat them!
Braid and Taylor and Vardon would do it all the time, and it is no trick shot that is wanted.
They were born within thirteen months of each other; Vardon and Braid within three months.
An injured hand kept Braid out of the great event in 1895, but since then each of the men has played in every championship, and among them have won fifteen times out of twenty-one.
A year after the others began, James Braid entered the lists, and very quickly then did these three establish their triple supremacy.
Unconsciously, perhaps, James Braid had style in his mind when he said that at the top of the swing the golfer should feel like a spring coiled up to its fullest tension, straining for the release.
Her head was uncovered; she had her hair in a black braid, and on the braid was a ribbon, and to the ribbon were attached various ornaments and a silver ruble.
One braid of her gray hair escaped from under her cap, and she did not even put it up.
When the hair on one side has been combed, braid it, having the top of the braid near the ear.
Longer than usual Eglah knelt beside her bed that night, and when she rose, Mrs. Mitchell, waiting to brush out and braid her hair, noted in the pale young face traces of mental wrestling.
Far away the muffled monody of the river falls rose towards the stars, whose light wove a golden braid across the water's quivering crystal plunge over granite crags.
Fine Raleigh bars form the connecting work, and a button-hole picot-finish is made along the edge of the braid which forms the border.
Then the lawn is cut from under the squares formed by the braid, and the openings are button-holed through the lawn and braid so that the edges of the lawn will not fray.
It is also worked from left to right, and is fastened to the braid at the end of each row.
The design illustrated may be followed in Battenburg braid or plain lace tape, and any of the fancy stitches mentioned and described among the rosettes, bars and picots may be employed for filling-in purposes.
The doily is edged with a fine picot-braid that finishes it daintily, and very sheer linen lawn is used for the center.
It is made of Battenburg braid and appropriate thread, together with an intermingling of rings, and forms one of the most elegant appointments of a handsomely furnished bed-room.
Make a loose button-hole stitch into the braid to form a loop, then pass the needle under the line of thread, making the loops an eighth of an inch apart.
Another butterfly design is here given for point lace, though it may also be developed in a larger size in Battenburg braid for decorative purposes.
Joins should be avoided, but when a join is indispensable, stitch the braid together, open and turn back the ends, and stitch each portion down separately.
If fancy loop-edge braid is selected, the picot edge will not be needed, the loops taking its place.
But Percy with his good braid sword, That could so sharply wound, Has wounded Douglas on the brow, Till he fell to the ground.
Our king has written a braid letter, And sealed it with his hand, And sent it to Sir Patrick Spens, Was walking on the strand.
He belted on his good braid sword, And to the field he ran; But he forgot the helmet good, That should have kept his brain.
O Leader-haughs are wide and braid And Yarrow-haughs are bonny; There Willie hecht to marry me If e'er he married ony.
The king has written a braid letter, And seal'd it wi' his hand, And sent it to Sir Patrick Spens Was walking on the strand.
We twa hae paidl'd i' the burn Frae morning sun till dine, But seas between us braid hae roar'd Sin' auld lang syne.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "braid" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
