Dressed Pillow. A term used by bobbin-lace makers to intimate that all accessories necessary are in their proper positions.[[1373]]
Edge. There are two edges to lace; the outer, which in trimmings and flounces is either scalloped or ornamented with picots, and the engrêlure or footing.
Engrêlure = Footing, or heading, of a lace, used to sew the lace on to the material it is to decorate.
Entoilage. French term for a plain mesh ground or galloon.[[1374]]
Fil de Crin. A thick or heavy outline or cordonnet.[[1374]]
Fil de Trace. The name by which the outlines of needle-made laces are distinguished.[[1374]]
Fillings. A word occasionally used for modes or jours; fancy stitches employed to fill in enclosed spaces in needle-made and bobbin laces.[[1374]]
Flax. Is composed of the filaments of the fibrous portion of Linum usitatissimum, an annual, native of Europe, and from it linen thread is spun. That of Flanders is the best for lace-making.
Fleurs Volantes. See Couronnes.
Fond. Identical with champ, entoilage, and treille. The groundwork of needle-point or bobbin lace as distinct from the toilé or pattern which it surrounds and supports. Grounds are divided into fonds claires, brides claires, and brides ornées. The fond claires include the Réseau or net-patterned grounds. Fond de Neige is also known as Œil de Perdrix.