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Sometimes the general name guipure is given to Cluny, as well as to all laces made with continuous thread which have not a mesh base.

Bobbins of Belgium — Part 82

Alost, Lace region of, 149, 169ff, 224 Spinneries of, 82

Bobbins of Belgium — Part 82

America, Aid from, 17, 235, 236 Lace buyer of, 252 Laces displayed in, 40

Bobbins of Belgium — Part 82

Amies de la Dentelle, Convent subsidized by, 218 Lace quality conservation by, 100, 272 Prices under, 103 School reforms under, 15 War committee, see Brussels Lace Committee

Antwerp, Old Flanders in, 115 Port of, 30, 166 Province of, 146

Application lace, 226, 241 Areas producing, 277 Bobbins for, 289 Lacets for, 171 Method of making, 221ff, 292 Restoration of, 256 Tulle base for, 41, 259

Binche lace, 115, 150, 152, 166 Areas producing, 277 Mesh designs, 297, 298 Method of making, 40, 296

Bobbin lace, 37 Areas producing, 97ff, 144ff Method of making, 39, 287ff Teaching, 161 Varieties of, 39, 40, 292, 296

Brabant, Lace area of, 215ff Province of, 146

Bruges (town), 30, 51, 87, 91, 124, 247 Lace region of, 143ff Lace Normal School of, 76, 100

Bruges lace, 241, 249, 257 Areas producing, 143ff, 277 Collars and cuffs, 113 Duchesse, 40, 149, 150, 152 Method of making, 292 Old, 109 Point de, 104 Rosaline and, 226ff

Brussels (town), 19, 21, 85, 204, 210, 216, 217, 232, 241, 253 German “Lace Control” in, 122 Museum, 26, 42, 86 Point d’Angleterre in, 223 School of Design, 76, 165, 279

Brussels lace, Duchesse, 40, 237, 241 Point, 39, 179, 182, 283, 286 Method of making Brussels Point, 286

Brussels Lace Committee, 127, 148, 151, 195 Agency, purchasing and sales, 108, 116, 174, 182, 206, 210, 225, 237, 241 Designs of, 58, 193, 242 Educational aims of, 56, 75, 115 German interference with, 123, 238 Improvements through, 36, 53, 121 Map of lace areas, 276 Origin and purpose of, 15ff Personnel of, 17 Prices paid by, 103, 112, 123, 124, 254 Representatives of, 105, 118, 149, 236, 252 Thread supply for, 82, 88

Chantilly lace, 40, 205 Areas producing, 127ff, 277 Method of making, 296

Cluny lace, 28, 44, 89, 94, 98, 111, 118, 123, 149, 150, 152, 162, 225, 237, 251 Areas producing, 277 Designs, 302 Duty on, 90 Guipures of, 99, 103, 104, 113, 149 Method of making, 39, 296, 302, 304

Comité National, Cooperation of, 16, 17, 19 Relief work of, 216, 235