Museum's explanation on side reads something like this in English: "Punchcard Each thread is represented by a specific dot location on each card. Each hole controls the lifting of the hook which carries and guides the warp thread so that the weft will either lie above or below it. The lace's basic pattern (one repetition) is as long as the punchcard chain." Original: "Lochkarte Auf jeder Lochkarte hat jeder Kettfaden seinen Platz. Jede Lochkarte steuert das Heben der Kettfâden fûr einen…
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