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 186
s and Greece, whichwere closely connected with the Venetian Republic. The work once transplantedinto Venice, where all the arts were pursued with such practical earnestness, itquickly grew in beauty and variety of pattern. Complex stitches were introduced,alterations and delicate improvements were… … f^^w**^ A DICTIONARY OF LACE. 141 with, and any pattern was drawn and worked on parchment : thus Punto in Ariacould develop into the graceful and beautiful Point de Venise, for lace-makingwas no longer hampered by the necessity for square and rectangular designs onlybecause of the linen threads…
Lace and lace making
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