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 213
ed with cotton threadcalled Cannetille, as it was found that the card stiffening was not sufficientlydurable : it shrivelled up with heat, was reduced to pulp by damp, and would notwash. The word Guipure is not found in inventories and records of English lace :Parchment Lace and Dentelle a Cartisan… … Border of French Gimp or Guipure, 6 inches wide, with pattern in red, white,and blue silk gimps; seventeenth century. A DICTIONARY OF LACE. 165 are plenty of examples of Louis XIV. design to show that thread Guipures wereof very old date. The finest were produced in Flanders and Italy, and…
Lace and lace making
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