Point and pillow lace; a short account of various kinds ancient and modern, and how to recognize them (1905)
Sharp, Mary · New York, E.P. Dutton & Co.; London, J. Murray · leaf 163
e 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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