Point and pillow lace : a short account of various kinds ancient and modern, and how to recognize them (1899)
Sharp, Mary · New York : E.P. Dutton ; London : J. Murray · leaf 68
ere then filled in withbutton-hole stitches, as shown in Pig. i, Illustra-tion I., either close or open, and finally the brideswere added to hold the parts of the pattern together,and when the work was completed a sharp knife waspassed between the parchment and cloth to cut thestitches which held… … O c .2 ^~* c ID> n E 47 VENETIAN POLNT 49 to the delicate fretwork of fine coral growths, andalso because of the story that is told of its origin, CORALINE POINT. It is said that a young girl, a lace - worker inVenice, received as a parting gift from her sailor loverwhen he left her to wait for…
Lace and lace making
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