Lille lace was a type ofbobbin lace that was made atLille, also known as Rijsel. It was a lightweight lace popular in the eighteenth century in both black and white. It lacked the rich designs ofValenciennes lace. Its quality declined after theFrench Revolution, and by 1800 it was worn only by 'the most ordinary women'. In the first half of the nineteenth century the sketch-line designs, made only of gimp, were enclosed by a cloudyfond simple, relieved only by a scattering of tiny dots (point d'esprit). After theFrench Revolution of 1848, little was made commercially.[1]
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