ould be employed. Fiir. 129. Wire ground. Northampton. On the breaking out of the war with France, the closing of our ports to French goods gave an impetus to the trade, and the manufacturers undertook to supply the English market with lace similar to that of Normandy and the sea-coast villages of… … Valenciennes. Northampton. made in considerable quantities, until the expertness of the smuggler and the cessation of the war caused it to be laid aside. One-third of the lace-workers of Northampton were employed, previous to the introduction of machine-made net, in making quillings on the pillow.…
Lace and lace making
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