Palliser, Bury, Mrs., 1805-1878, Dryden, Alice, Jourdain, Margaret · London : Sampson Low, Marston · leaf 68
e the environsof Paris, Lorraine, Auvergne, and Normandy.^^ It was alsofabricated at Lille, Arras, and in Switzerland. This lace wasarticle of considerable export, and at times in high favour,from its lightness and clear ground, for headdresses ^^ andother trimmings. It frequently appears in the… … Old Mechlin. champs : point double, because it required double the numberof threads used in the single ground ; des champs, from itsbeing made in the country. 7. Valenciennes.—See Chapter XV. 8. Mechlin.—All the laces of Flanders, with the exceptionof those of Brussels and the point double, were…
Lace and lace making -- History
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