Buckinghamshire Lace
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A short note on Buckinghamshire (Bucks) pillow lace, describing its sixteenth-century introduction by Flemish refugees and how it compares with Lille lace, which has a single twist in the net where Bucks has two or three. It mentions the North Bucks Lace Association's revival efforts, the heavier Bedford lace, and the old workers' reliance on traditional parchments and patterns. It also gives the legend linking Katherine of Aragon to the craft. A halftone photograph shows an old specimen about 120 years old, said to need roughly 200 bobbins.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1906
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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