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 159
ld, in dark, damp cellars, where only one rayof light was arranged to fall on the thread, whichwas otherwise almost invisible; also because in adrier air it would have been too brittle. But suchhand-spun thread is now too costly for use, andmachine-made thread is always substituted. Although the… … POINT DANGLETERRE 131 through many styles in pattern and make, which maybe classed as follows :— POINT DANGLETERRE. On the first invention of the perfectly formedreseau ground, about the middle of the seventeenthcentury, this was worked on the pillow in the follow-ing manner: threads were hooked on…
Lace and lace making
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