Bobbins of Belgium; a book of Belgian lace, lace-workers, lace-schools and lace-villages . • • •^*-* • ••••• •• • y*^* • • • • • • />. Piqure APPENDIX ^95. q. Valenciennes mesh repeating the same operation till the length oflace she must make is finished. The patterns areusually about a foot long. 296 BOBBINS OF BELGIUM The bobbin laces made with continuous threadcomprise: a. Cluny and b. Laces with a mesh base: 1. Valenciennes, 2. Binche, 3. Malines, 4. Point de Paris, 5. Point de Lille, 6. Chantilly. The varieties in Group b may truly be calledwoven lace, because they contain a veritable
Bobbins of Belgium; a book of Belgian lace, lace-workers, lace-schools and lace-villages . • • •^*-* • ••••• •• • y*^* • • • • • • />. Piqure APPENDIX ^95. q. Valenciennes mesh repeating the same operation till the length oflace she must make is finished. The patterns areusually about a foot long. 296 BOBBINS OF BELGIUM The bobbin laces made with continuous threadcomprise: a. Cluny and b. Laces with a mesh base: 1. Valenciennes, 2. Binche, 3. Malines, 4. Point de Paris, 5. Point de Lille, 6. Chantilly. The varieties in Group b may truly be calledwoven lace, because they contain a veritable tis-sue in which, tho the threads are combined insuch a way as to produce more or less openeffects, the opaque parts are woven regularly,that is as linen is woven. The pattern of themesh of each of these laces is different. Valenciennes (sketch q.). Binche (sketch r and s.). Malines (sketch t.). Point de Paris (sketch u.). Point de Lille (sketch v.). Further, Malines, Chantilly, Point de Lille,and Point de Paris are characterized by the pres-ence of the bourdon, or heavy thread, slightlytwisted, outlining all the details of the design. Grammont, or Cha
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