Each of them held on her knee a section of a great needlework tapestry, on which they were working in company, while one end of it lay upon the rush mat which covered the floor.
Chacune d’elles tenait sur ses genoux un pan d’une grande tapisserie à l’aiguille, à laquelle elles travaillaient en commun, et dont un bon bout traînait sur la natte qui recouvrait le plancher.