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 40
y she wound the delicate coralline MEDIAEVAL LACE. 21 strands in and out of the net, then twisted the threads and small weights attached,and made an imitation of the spirals of the grass, throwing and twisting the leadjust as the bobbins are thrown. The effect was so beautiful and easily… … Mary Queen of Scots, in Coif edged with purling, the narrow edging oftwisted threads ; the Ruff is trimmed with Guipure Lace. The Le Puy factory appears to be the most ancient of the French lace centres Le Puy in dating back to the sixteenth century ; it was in connection with this factory that the…
Lace and lace making
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