Point and pillow lace : a short account of various kinds ancient and modern, and how to recognize them (1899)
Sharp, Mary · London : J. Murray · leaf 90
alian character. It is thisLace about which the authorities at South Kensingtondecide to be doubtful. One must conclude that theyhave good authority for believing that what wouldcertainly from its appearance pass for Italian Lacelias actually often been made in Flanders. They havetherefore labelled… … 3O 69 PILLOW GUIPURE 71 to be in the quality of the thread. As has been said,the inhabitants of the Flemish provinces have alwaysbeen noted for their superior skill in spinning andweaving linen, and whether from lack of such skillor from a difference in national taste, there is nodoubt that Italian…
Lace and lace making
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