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 166
hment, then prickedwith holes. Great skill was required for this process, as a pricker must determinewhere the principal pins should be stuck for guiding the threads. The prickedpattern was then placed upon the cushion. (This pillow varies in shape and sizein different countries, or with the taste… … Bobbin Lace, 2J inches wide, made in Mechlin, Belgium ; late eighteenth century. Thesprigs are made separately from the reseau, into which they are afterwards worked. short and flattened at both ends.) On the upper part of the pattern were fastenedthe ends of the threads unwound from the bobbins,…
Lace and lace making
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