text_original: Or the head band may be purchased, as before stated, worked with either silk or cotton ready for fastening on, from about 2_s._ 3_d._ to 4_s._ 6_d._ a piece of twelve yards, according to the size required: it has, however, the disadvantage of not looking so even as a head band worked on the book.
text_transcription: OR THE HEADBAND MAY BE PURCHASED AS BEFORE STATED WORKED WITH EITHER SILK OR COTTON READY FOR FASTENING ON FROM ABOUT TWO S THREE D TO FOUR S SIX D A PIECE OF TWELVE YARDS ACCORDING TO THE SIZE REQUIRED IT HAS HOWEVER THE DISADVANTAGES OF NOT LOOKING SO EVEN AS A HEADBAND WORKED ON THE BOOK
phonemes: ɔːɹ ðə hˈɛd bˈænd mˈeɪ biː pˈɜːtʃɪst, æz bᵻfˌɔːɹ stˈeɪɾᵻd, wˈɜːkt wɪð ˈiːðɚ sˈɪlk ɔːɹ kˈɑːʔn̩ ɹˈɛdi fɔːɹ fˈæsənɪŋ ˈɔn, fɹʌm ɐbˌaʊt tˈuː ˈɛs.θɹˈiː dˈiː.tə fˈɔːɹ ˈɛs.sˈɪks dˈiː.ɐ pˈiːs ʌv twˈɛlv jˈɑːɹdz, ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tə ðə sˈaɪz ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd: ɪt hˈæz, haʊˈɛvɚ, ðə dˌɪsɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ʌv nˌɑːt lˈʊkɪŋ sˌoʊ ˈiːvən æz ɐ hˈɛd bˈænd wˈɜːkt ɔnðə bˈʊk.