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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 172

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hread, however, costs as much as ^240 per pound.It is now little used. Thread spun by machine in England from Belgian flaxis much used in Belgium ; this is occasionally depreciated in value by cottonadmixture, and the fineness has never equalled that made by hand. 3 a a.a. a <-j ft DOc— a aS. 3… … A DICTIONARY OF LACE. 129 The earliest Point a lAiguille patterns resembled those of ancient Point deVenise. Lace appears to have been first made in Brussels in the fifteenth century,and a few rare specimens are still preserved in the old churches of Brabant. Thedesigns were taken from the early…

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