. A history of hand-made lace : dealing with the origin of lace, the growth of the great lace centres, the mode of manufacture, the methods of distinguishing and the care of various kinds of lace . 128 HISTORY OF HAND-MADE LACE. in Belgium, and that it originated in that country: the chief portion of the finestPoint dAngleterre was made in England. The thread used in making Brussels lace is of exquisite fineness ; the flax forits manufacture is grown in Brabant ; it is cultivated for lace-making at , Tournay, and Courtrai. The steeping or ronissage is done in the Lys,the river close
. A history of hand-made lace : dealing with the origin of lace, the growth of the great lace centres, the mode of manufacture, the methods of distinguishing and the care of various kinds of lace . 128 HISTORY OF HAND-MADE LACE. in Belgium, and that it originated in that country: the chief portion of the finestPoint dAngleterre was made in England. The thread used in making Brussels lace is of exquisite fineness ; the flax forits manufacture is grown in Brabant ; it is cultivated for lace-making at , Tournay, and Courtrai. The steeping or ronissage is done in the Lys,the river close to Courtrai, which gives better results than any other water. Every aid which can be devised is rendered to the spinner. A background ofdark paper is placed where it will best show up the thread as it is drawn from thedistaff, and the room is so arranged that a single ray of light is thrown upon the. Specimen of Brussels Lace which once belonged to Queen Charlotte. work. Even with this assistance the spinners rely upon the feel of the threadas it passes through their fingers, rather than upon the sight of what is so fine as toalmost escape their eyes. The wages of a clever Brussels thread-spinner are extremely high, which seemsjust, when we know that from one pound of flax lace can be manufactured to thevalue of £700 ; the hand-spun thread, however, costs as much as ^240 per is now little used. Thread spun by machine in England from Belgian flaxis much used in Belgium ; this is occasionally depreciated in value by cottonadmixture, and the fineness has never equalled that made by hand. 3 a a <-j ft DOc— a aS. 3 Si Q. aa a<;a 03 Si X :r <7 *R «5 ft Si si a re H•a a-t; ft 3 ft r* ft c a V C • a T3B ft 1 3
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