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Beveren lace
Beveren
lace
was
bobbin lace
that was made at Beveren a few
miles
west
of
Antwerp
.
Lille lace
, as well, as
Belgium
laces
, was made there in the
nineteenth century
.
The
characteristics
of Beveren lace are:
It is a
continuous
lace, where the
whole
lace is made at the same time.
The headside often has a
straight
border
, adorned with picots.
Typical
motifs
are
flowers
, accentuated by a
gimp thread
.
There are
square
tallies
or
leaves
.
