History of Lace

by Mrs. Bury Palliser

Irish. Crochet Lace.—End of nineteenth century. Width of cuff, 5 in.; length of plastron, 12 in. Victoria and Albert Museum.

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CHAPTER XXXVI.

BOBBIN NET AND MACHINE-MADE LACE.

Fig. 162.

Arms of the Frame-work Knitters' Company.

BOBBIN NET.

A sketch of the history of lace would be incomplete without a few words on bobbin net and machine lace, manufactures which have risen to so much importance both in England and France, and have placed lace within the reach of all classes of society. The subject has been so ably treated by Mr. Felkin that we refer our readers to his excellent work for its full history.[^[1237]]