Palliser, Bury, Mrs., 1805-1878, Dryden, Alice, Jourdain, Margaret · London : Sampson Low, Marston · leaf 462
280, ^ WED EN 281 Latterly this manufacture lias been protected and theworkwomen carefully directed. Far more curious are the laces made by the peasants ofDalecarlia, still retaining the patterns used in the rest ofEurope two hundred years since. The Inoader^^ kinds, ofwhich we give a woodcut (Fig.… … Dalecarlian Lace. unbleached thread, are from Orsa. This lace is neverwashed, as it is considered an elegnnce to preserve thiscoffee-coloured tint. The firmness and solidity of these lastlaces are wonderful. The specimens from liattwik are narrow seaminglaces of the lozenge pattern. There is also a…
Lace and lace making -- History
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