The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopædia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework ... (1882)
Caulfeild, S. F. A. (Sophia Frances Anne), 1824-1911, Saward, Blanche C · London : L. Upcott Gill · leaf 61
this was worked by the hand, either for the pillow orneedle lace. The needle lace grounds were of two kinds—the bride and the reseau; the bride was formed of theconnecting threads already described in bars; the reseauwas a series of honeycombed shaped hexagonals formedwith the needle, or upon the… … Fig. 92. Brussels Ground Reseau. lace so costly was the fine flax used in making them,which often cost £240 per lb. It required to be spun in adark underground cellar, as air and light caused it to split,and the s inner was obliged to feel, not see, the threads inthe course of making. This fine…
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