Chats on Old Lace and Needlework

by Emily Leigh Lowes

II
THE ART OF
LACE-MAKING

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NEEDLEPOINT RÉSEAUX.
No. 1.—Brussels.
No. 2.—Alençon.
No. 3.—Argentan.
No. 4.—Argentella.

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II
THE ART OF LACE-MAKING

Needlepoint—Pillow Laces—Charts of various Réseaux—Technical Terms.

Lace-making naturally falls into two classes—the Needlepoint and Pillow varieties. In some laces, more especially of the Belgian class, there is a mixed lace, the "toile" or pattern, being worked with the needle, and the ground, or "réseau," made round it on the pillow and vice versâ.