A history of hand-made lace : Dealing with the origin of lace, the growth of the great lace centres, the mode of manufacture, the methods of distinguishing and the care of various kinds of lace ... (1900)
Jackson, Emily, "Mrs. F. Nevill Jackson,", 1861- · London : L.U. Gill ; New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 164
the toile is worked witha broad, flat strand, which glistenseffectively ; to this brightness blondelaces owe their popularity, for there isusually little artistic merit in theirdesign. Such laces are made at Caen,Chantilly, Barcelona, and Catalonia,and they are more fully described underBlonde de… … 122 HISTORY OF HAND-MADE LACE. and eighteenth centuries to distinguish it from other hand-made laces which, thoughfrequently supported on a pillow, were executed without bobbins. During theearly part of the nineteenth century, when there was little accurate knowledge oflace, the custom of calling…
Lace and lace making
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