Point and pillow lace; a short account of various kinds, ancient and modern, and how to recognise them (1905)
Sharp, Mary, 1903- · London: J. Murray · leaf 132
. VALENCIENNES PILLOW LACE. This most beautiful of French Pillow laces isnow no longer made in Franee itself, its manufacturehaving been transferred to Ypres, in Belgium. It belongs to that class of Pillow lace which ismade in one piece on the pillow, the same threadsforming both toile and reseau… … VALENCIENNES LACE 105 these characteristics may always be recognised, thereis a very great difference between the earlier andthe later styles of the Lace. In the preceding pagesit has been explained that the earliest Pillow lacewas not made with the reseau ground; on thecontrary, this was one of…
Lace and lace making
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