Punto a Feston = Buttonhole stitch.
Purls = Brides.
Purlings = A stitch used in Honiton guipure to unite the bobbin-made sprigs.[[1376]]
Réseau. Ground of small regular meshes made on the pillow in various manners, and made by the point of the needle in fewer and less elaborate manners. The French term, as here given, is generally used in preference to any English equivalent.
Réseau Rosacé. See Argentella (Ch. Argentan).
Rouissage. The process of steeping the flax preparatory to its being spun for lace-making.
Rezél, Reseuil. See Lacis, Chap. II.
Runners. The name by which the bobbins which work across a pattern in bobbin lace are known.
Sam cloth. Old name for a sampler.