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, 1861- · London : L. Upcott Gill ; New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 167
making patterns and peculiaritiescame to be identified with certain localities. In the seventeenth century Mechlinwas called the Queen of Lace. The chief characteristics of the lace made inthis town (which are explained more fully under Mechlin Lace) are the plaitingof the meshes and the outlining… … Italian Bobbin-made Tape Lace, 41 inches wide ; seventeenth century. This specimen was purchased in Milan. is an infallible guide in the judging of Brussels bobbin lace. On the other hand,the Mechlin mesh, though hexagonal in shape, has four sides of double twistedthreads and two sides of four…
Lace and lace making
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