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 82
en shillings per yard, would, if graceful and saleabledesigns were worked, produce a fabric worth fifteen shillings or a guinea a yard.In fact, to restore the artistic direction would be to restore the great lace industryof England, and raise it from the fifth-rate position which it now holds to… … NINETEENTH CENTURY. 55 Briefly, the advantages of the lace industry for England are these : 1. Women need not leave their homes in order to do the work. 2. In a properly organised lace school the girls are well cared for and protectedwhile learning the industry. 3. Perfect hygienic conditions and…
Lace and lace making
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