Plate 17.
Samples of the réseaux, or grounds, enlarged, which fill up the patterns of pillow and bobbin laces; also of the darned net called Limerick, still on its pasteboard frame. Makers unknown. Owned by the Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts.
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DETAILS OF BOBBIN, OR PILLOW LACE
Toile of Bobbin Lace Half stitch
Toile of Bobbin Lace Cloth stitch
Reseau of Valenciennes
Reseau of Brussels
Reseau of Mechlin
Reseau of Lille
Reseau called “Cinq Trous”
Reseau called “Fond Chant” or “Point de Paris”
This is used in Chantilly Lace.