. 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 . by the plaiting of the bobbins. From its costliness,being made only in gold, silver, or coloured silk, Guipure was only worn by therich, or on the livery of the Kings servants. In the reign of Henri III., theheadgear of his pages was covered with Guipures and passements, the coloursborne in the armorial bearings being used. Large quantities of narrow Guipureswere made in the environs of Paris during
. 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 . by the plaiting of the bobbins. From its costliness,being made only in gold, silver, or coloured silk, Guipure was only worn by therich, or on the livery of the Kings servants. In the reign of Henri III., theheadgear of his pages was covered with Guipures and passements, the coloursborne in the armorial bearings being used. Large quantities of narrow Guipureswere made in the environs of Paris during the first half of the eighteenth the vellum, or cartisane padding, has been replaced with cotton threadcalled Cannetille, as it was found that the card stiffening was not sufficientlydurable: it shrivelled up with heat, was reduced to pulp by damp, and would notwash. The word Guipure is not found in inventories and records of English lace:Parchment Lace and Dentelle a Cartisan are, however, frequently met with. Itis difficult to decide when ihe word Guipure was first transferred to threadpassements and lace made with tape, rather than with rolled cord outline, but there m 2. Border of French Gimp or Guipure, 6 inches wide, with pattern in red, white,and blue silk gimps; seventeenth century. A DICTIONARY OF LACE. ib5 are plenty of examples of Louis XIV. design to show that thread ^Guipures wereof very old date. The finest were produced in Flanders and Italy, and wereusually distinguished by bold and flowing patterns. The groundwork was acoarse reseau, or mesh, called round ground, from the shape of the of the patterns were united by brides ; this is especially noticeable with
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