Point and pillow lace; a short account of various kinds, ancient and modern, and how to recognise them (1905)
Sharp, Mary · London, J. Murray · leaf 173
de Gaze being so worked. The style of the designs of Brussels Point Israrely of so fine a Renaissance type as in the bestFrench Lace. The patterns are usually such aswere also worked at the time on the pillow; butwhere patterns as well as inventions were sofrequently Interchanged, it Is impossible… … I. Old Brussels Needle-point. 2. Modern Brussels Needle-point Applique.142 POINT APPLIQUE 143 with a needle reseau, but examples of such Laceare not very common. The Brussels lace-makerswere justly celebrated for their beautiful Pillow-madereseau, and being more familiar with its practicethey seem…
Lace and lace making
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