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 76
of thiswork is done in the prisons. Handsome scarves and veils are made as well as laceflounces and godets ; the design is effected by darning with coarse, loosely-wovensilk thread upon a machine-made silk or cotton net. Bold patterns are used andthe effect is easily obtained and meets the demand… … Point dAlencon. The ground powdered with bees, the Napoleonic cypher.This lace was made for the Empress Marie Louise about 1810. Depth1 tin. from the edge to the central point. made foundation and the embroidery rather aims at light radiating and star-likepatterns than at thick masses of work. This…
Lace and lace making
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