From memory box of Dutch woman in a Japanese internment camp 1942-1945 (TRC 2014.0142). The holes are used for the prick and pounce technique a method used for transferring a design from a piece of paper onto a cloth ground.
Piece of thick paper with a pattern for a piece of cutwork embroidery based on ornate quatrefoil and spade shapes. The main design is framed by a scalloped edge. The design has a series of small holes and is covered in a black dust.