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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 216

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gham looms.It is true that as imitation Lace they are consideredto rank very low^ in the scale of Art; but in point ofexecution and as marvellous triumphs of mechanicalingenuity, they surely invite admiration. If wewonder at the work of the skilful hands ofthe Venice and Brussels lace-makers, it… … t/3 O 1-1od o 1-1 U 2 B 185 MACHINE-MADE LACE 187 The lace-making machine was evolved in Nottinfr.ham out of the stocking-loom ; and it will be readilyunderstood that the difficulty was not so much tomake the toile for the pattern—the stocking stitchwas at first used as an equivalent for that—as…

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