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 265
rtmenthas been that of payments on results of instruction in drawing and 252 II. LACES. In crochet lace, which starts from no foundation, asdoes embroidery with a crochet needle (see p. 4), thework is done upon no tracing on parchment or paper :the work is done in the hand, very much after… … Fig. 118.—Border of Youghal lace (Ireland), flat needlepoint lace. value, this class of work is capable of considerablerefinement. Summary.—This slight sketch of needle-made laces design. Within the last few years lace-making convents have esta-blished drawing and designing classes in connection…
Lace and lace making · Embroidery
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