. 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 . pillowlaces of Ypres, Bruges, Dunkirk, and Courtrai were so named in Paris. In 1681,a visitor to Flanders notes that The common people here, as throughout allFlanders, occupy themselves in making the white lace known as lacebecame fash-ionable inEngland atthe end of theseventeenthcentury, andQueen Annepurchased itlargely, pay-in?, in 1713,^247 6s. eighty-three was the
. 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 . pillowlaces of Ypres, Bruges, Dunkirk, and Courtrai were so named in Paris. In 1681,a visitor to Flanders notes that The common people here, as throughout allFlanders, occupy themselves in making the white lace known as lacebecame fash-ionable inEngland atthe end of theseventeenthcentury, andQueen Annepurchased itlargely, pay-in?, in 1713,^247 6s. eighty-three was thefavourite laceof QueenCharlotte;and Napoleon,when he firstsaw the ex-quisite traceryof the Cathe-dral spire ofAntwerp, ex-c 1 a i m e d , Cest comme de la dentelle de Malines. This lace] was much used at theIndia muslin period, at the end of the eighteenth century, to edge that fabric,its lightness making it specially useful for the purpose. Early examples of alace made at Mechlin are found with brides lighting the closer ground nearthe pattern. The old Mechlin laces are sometimes called Broderie de Malines. Thelace is extremely costly, being made with the finest Antwerp thread. It is made. Border of Mechlin Bobbin-made Lace. 3J inches wide ; end of theeighteenth century. 182 HISTORY OF HAND-MADE LACE. in one piece upon the pillow with bobbins, the ground being formed with thepattern ; much skill is required in its manufacture. A shiny plait or cordonnetusually surrounds the sprigs and dots which form the designs on the reseauground. There are two kinds of Mechlin grounds used by the lace-workers:circular and hexagonal shaped mesh. (Under Flanders Lace further particularswill be found.)Mediaeval Guipure. A name given to Knotted Laces and Macrame (which are described undertheir headings). Menin Lace. Bobbin lace of the Valenciennes lace type, made at Menin. (It is describedunder Valenciennes Lace.) Mermaids Lace. A name sometimes given to Venetian points on account of the legend
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