Lace-Making
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A short 1862 magazine article describing how lace is made, covering handmade pillow lace and machine-made bobbinet. It explains the cushion, parchment pattern, pins and bobbins, then compares the mesh structures of Brussels, Mechlin, Valenciennes, Lisle, Alençon, Honiton and Buckingham lace. It also gives a brief history of pillow lace and of Nottingham bobbinet machines with Jacquard attachments, and ends with a note on French lace shown at the Great Exhibition.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1862
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 3
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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