. 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 . ctive feature in the ground. That made in Ghent is square-meshed, thebobbins being only twisted two and a half times. At Ypres the ground is alsosquare-meshed, but the bobbins are twisted four times. In Courtrai and Meninthe grounds are twisted three and a half times; this is the cheapest kind. InBruges the ground has a circular mesh, and the bobbins are twisted three times ;this is the variety chie
. 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 . ctive feature in the ground. That made in Ghent is square-meshed, thebobbins being only twisted two and a half times. At Ypres the ground is alsosquare-meshed, but the bobbins are twisted four times. In Courtrai and Meninthe grounds are twisted three and a half times; this is the cheapest kind. InBruges the ground has a circular mesh, and the bobbins are twisted three times ;this is the variety chiefly known in England. The pillow-made Valenciennes lace of the present day is not nearly so elaborateas the old production ; the dotted or seme style of design is usually worked. Thelabour of the Vrai Valenciennes was so great that while Lille lace-makers couldproduce six yards per day, not more than an inch and a half could be made by aValenciennes worker in a day of fourteen hours. The cost of this lace was inconsequence enormous; a pair of mans ruffles would take a year to complete. Apiece of lace made throughout by the same person always commanded a higher 204 HISTORY OF HAND-MADE Border of French Bobbin-made Lace a Reseau (FausseValenciennes), 2t inches wide ; eighteenth century. price if the fact could be certified. The number of bobbins required sometimes reached four figures ; lace two inches wide required at least three hundred. The earliestValenciennesdesigns are verybeautiful, usuallyconventionalisedflowers and scrollsmade in thick closestitch with groundsin minute circles,sometimes sur-rounded by othercircles. The lateeighteenth centurypattern s betray their Flemish origin ; tulips, carnations, and anemones true to nature are seen. There is no cordonnet or raised outline in Valenciennes lace. Venetian Guipure. A name sometimes given to Greek Point, under which heading it is described. Venetian Laces. There is little doubt that to Venice belongs the honour of
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