Point d'Alençon Lace is a needlepoint lace that originated in Alençon, France. It's delicate and rare and takes years to master. Why is it so different from other lace?
Changing times bring decline of lace – fashion archive, 1925, Fashion
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French Alencon Lace with Rosette Pattern - White
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Alençon Lace in French Blue
Legends of Lacemaking: Argentan Point Lace – By the Poor For the Rich: Lace in Context
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Point d'Alençon Lace Will Always Be the Queen of Lace
French Alencon Lace - Evelyn - High Fashion Fabrics
Lot 664 - Lace. A Point d'Alençon lace collar, 18th
The Project Gutenberg eBook of Chats on Old Lace and Needlework, by Emily Leigh Lowes
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