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 175
makes the lace turn black when exposed to sea air or toheated rooms. This black tone can never be removed. Lime is occasionally used to whiten discoloured lace, but this means absolutedestruction of the fabric by burning when water is applied. Buckinghamshire Lace. The bobbin lace of… … Border of Bobbin-made Buckinghamshire Trolly Lace, 2\ inches wide; late eighteenth century. method. All Buckinghamshire lace is worked in one piece on the pillow, reseauand toile being formed by means of the bobbin. Queen Catherine of Aragon did much in introducing and encouraging the lace-making…
Lace and lace making
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