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 171
isite fineness ; the flax forits manufacture is grown in Brabant ; it is cultivated for lace-making at St.Nicholas, Tournay, and Courtrai. The steeping or ronissage is done in the Lys,the river close to Courtrai, which gives better results than any other water. Every aid which can be devised is… … Specimen of Brussels Lace which once belonged to Queen Charlotte. work. Even with this assistance the spinners rely upon the feel of the threadas it passes through their fingers, rather than upon the sight of what is so fine as toalmost escape their eyes. The wages of a clever Brussels…
Lace and lace making
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