Antique and Modern French Lace
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A 1902 magazine article on the history and making of French lace, centered on Alençon and Argentan needle lace. It traces the rise of French lace under Colbert and Louis XIV, the decline of handmade lace under machine competition, and the German Torchon tradition, including a Huguenot lace pillow at New Paltz. The second half describes how Alençon lace is made: pricking the pattern, laying the tracing thread, buttonhole-stitched motifs, the hexagonal net ground, the cordonnet edge, and horsehair stiffening. Illustrations show an Alençon pattern at three stages of working.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1902
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 5
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