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 240
oling was discontinued, which gave thelightness and delicacy so much admired. Thus Venetian Point a Reseau wasevolved, and the French lace-makers of Alengon and Argentan soon copied andimproved upon the new method—so much so, in fact, that it was long thought thatthe French laces only had the light… … Point Lace Flower in relief, ornamented withfleurs volants ; nineteenth century. igo HISTORY OF HAND-MADE LACE. greatest in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, both in workmanship and inartistic design. In the eighteenth century fashion demanded lighter and finer laces than could bemade with…
Lace and lace making
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