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 225
no longer made, the Mechlinpatterns having beenadopted, together with theseme, or powdering of dots,both round and square. The making of blacklace at Lille has been dis-continued. When Lille wastransferred to France, in 1668, many of the lace-makers retired to Ghent, butsufficient remained to… … Old Lille Lace (eighteenth century) made on the pillowwith bobbins. It is especially admired for its clearground. A DICTIONARY OF LACE. 177 Limerick Lace. This is now recovering its prestige, which was lost in the sixties throughthe emigration to America of many of the best lace-makers, The…
Lace and lace making
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