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 255
ateas the old production ; the dotted or seme style of design is usually worked. Thelabour of the Vrai Valenciennes was so great that while Lille lace-makers couldproduce six yards per day, not more than an inch and a half could be made by aValenciennes worker in a day of fourteen hours. The cost… … Border of French Bobbin-made Lace a Reseau (FausseValenciennes), 2J inches wide ; eighteenth century. price if the fact could be certified. The number of bobbins required sometimes reached four figures ; lace two inches wide required at least three hundred. The earliestValenciennesdesigns are…
Lace and lace making
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