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
in olden timesthis 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 is formed of theconnecting threads already described in Bars; the Reseauis a series of honeycomb-shaped hexagonals formed withthe needle, or… … Fia. 92. Brussels Ground Reseau. Grounds often cost £240 per lb., and this rendered thelace very expensive. It required to be spun in a darkunderground cellar, as air and light caused it to split,and the worker was obliged to feel, not see, the threadsin the course of making. This fine flax is not…
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