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 267
sof cut cambric guipure and cut cambric applique on net. Fig. 120 is ofa border and insertion of the latter class of lacework from designs byMiss Anderson. 254 II. LACES. specimens in which coloured or gold and silver threadshave been employed are excessively rare ; such materialshave been more… … Fig. 120.—Border and insertion of Carrickmacross lace (Ireland),applique and other embroidery on net. carving. Charles Blanc, comparing the two classes ofhand-made laces, makes the following very appositeremarks :— The dominant character of pillow-made laces is thesoft blending of its forms : the…
Lace and lace making · Embroidery
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