Old lace, a handbook for collectors; an account of the different styles of lace, their history, characteristics & manufacture (1909)
Jourdain, Margaret · London, B. T. Batsford; New York, Charles Scribners sons · leaf 308
eath in 1842, aremuch superior to those of later specimens. He brought with himto Ireland twenty-four young women skilled in the art of laceembroidery as teachers, of whom sexeral came from Coggeshall. * On a frame is stretched a piece of net. A floss thread or cotton is thendrawn by a hooked or… … U - o , 00 O [ 105 ] CHAPTER XIX. Blondes. Blonde* laces were first introduced in 1745+ and were known asnankins or blondes; their name of blond comes from theiroriginal Venetian name, merletti biondi, pale laces. De Gheltofinforms us that it was given bv the authority of the magistrates…
Lace and lace making -- History
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