Embroidery and lace: their manufacture and history from the remotest antiquity to the present day. A handbook for amateurs, collectors and general readers (1888)
Lefébure, Ernest, b. 1835, Cole, Alan S. (Alan Summerly), 1846-1934 · London, H. Grevel · leaf 257
Alencon. But the fillings(jours) are of cunning work and great diversity. The 244 II. LACES. floral ornaments are cleverly depicted with delicategradations of close and open textures. The exportof this lace, to America particularly, is very con-siderable at times. Unfortunately the manufacture… … Fig. HO.—Shawl of Belgian needlepoint lace (modern), from a designby Alcide Roussel. extinct; and many of the modern laces are made withcotton instead of flax. Nevertheless, whatever ordersshe is called upon to meet, Belgium carries them outwith skill untrammelled by routine (fig. 113). Inquestions…
Lace and lace making · Embroidery
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