Lace, ancient and modern : comprising a history of its origin and manufacture, with instructions concerning the manner of making it (1880)
Beebe, C. D., Mrs · New York : Sharps Pub. Co. · leaf 210
PILLOW LACE. The Arras thread lace was almost precisely similar to that of Lille. It was not so fine, but it was strong and a <ilesbV white. The patterns were less diversified than those of the Lille lace, and from making the same over and over again the workers grew to make it with astonishing… … ARRAS THREAD. in Arras, and Colbert encouraged it. The lace was some- times called, in England, Orrice lace. The laces of both Lille and Arras went by the name of mignonnette at a very early date. During this time they were quite narrow. They were also called blonde de fit and point de Uille.…
Lace and lace making
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