pillow lace

Origin of pillow lace

First recorded in 1855–60

Flanders claims to be the birthplace of pillow-lace—dentelles aux fuseaux—and disputes with Italy the invention of lace generally.

The Spell of Belgium |Isabel Anderson
Pillow-lace was preceded in England, as elsewhere, by darned netting and cut-work.

A Book of the West. Volume I Devon |S. Baring-Gould
Pillow-lace made with bobbins was invented by a woman in Saxony about the middle of the sixteenth century.

Woman's Club Work and Programs |Caroline French Benton
It was not necessary for Mrs. Ruth to take her attention off the pillow-lace she was at work upon.

When Ghost Meets Ghost |William Frend De Morgan

Another local industry in the county is the manufacture of pillow-lace.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 4 |Various

pillow lace

lace made by winding thread around bobbins on a padded cushion or board Compare point lace