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 156
s easily recognised; BRUSSELS PILLOW-LACE 127 for in consequence of the way in which it is worked,the long threads that form the toile of BrusselsLace of all dates always follow the curves of thepattern, whereas with other Flemish Laces in whichpattern and reseau are made together in one pieceon… … Here we have the first peculiarity by whichBrussels Pillow lace can be recognised. Secondly,it is to be noticed that the reseau of Brussels Lace,as seen through a magnifying glass, has a hexagonalmesh, of which two sides are made of four threadsplaited four times, and four sides of two threads 128…
Lace and lace making
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