The romance of lace : its historical background, its present manufacture, its varieties and uses (1920)
Chicago : Zion Lace Industries · leaf 7
patience, and artistry of the highest type. In origi- nality of design and perfection of detail, convents competed to produce the very finest specimens. Some of these early pieces are so fine that the threads cannot be seen separately with the naked eye, and only when a magnifying glass is employed…
Lace and lace making
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