Seven centuries of lace . E No. I, Early lacis work, showing the punto a stuora and punto trcccia No. 2. Lacis with square knotted mesh and pattern darned with punto a this specimen gold thread has been run round the pattern No, 3. Lacis with a twisted mesh, darned with punto a rammendo ; this styleis called Buratto in Italy No. 4. Tela tirata. The threads are only partly drawn, and the pattern left inthe lineUj some threads being cut No. 5. Tela tirata. In this style some threads of both warp and woof in thewhoU piece of linen are drawn : the missing threads of the pattern are


Seven centuries of lace . E No. I, Early lacis work, showing the punto a stuora and punto trcccia No. 2. Lacis with square knotted mesh and pattern darned with punto a this specimen gold thread has been run round the pattern No, 3. Lacis with a twisted mesh, darned with punto a rammendo ; this styleis called Buratto in Italy No. 4. Tela tirata. The threads are only partly drawn, and the pattern left inthe lineUj some threads being cut No. 5. Tela tirata. In this style some threads of both warp and woof in thewhoU piece of linen are drawn : the missing threads of the pattern are in again ; the background is then sewn over as in the other style. Nothreads at all are cut, which makes it more even and durable No. 6. Punto avorio. The needle-made knots make a very even surface resem-bling ivory No. 7. English needle-point, called HoUie or Holy Work, a stitch which resemblesthe Alenfon reseau in the working, as after completing a row the thread ispassed back so as always to begin at the same point. Plate IX. FIVE ENLARGED VARIETIES OF RESEAUX No. I. Small and large needle-made reseaux of Point dAlcn^on No. 3. Point dArgentan needle-made No. 2. Point de Venise k r^eau needle-made No. 4. Brussels needle-made r^seau No. 5 Brussels bobbin-made rfeeau calkd vrai rfeeau


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