Brussels Application Lace
Like Point d'Angleterre application lace, this technique involves arranging and sewing motifs made of Brussels lace onto a delicate net ground. This allowed for a more freely designed, delicate lace, and it was favoured especially for veils, shawls, and similar items.
The historical background and development described below apply equally to other types of lace.↓
18th-century lace was characterised by exquisite handwork and strong symbolic significance within aristocratic society, and it was technically very advanced.
In the 19th century, the influence of the Industrial Revolution brought machine-made lace, along with simpler designs suited to mass production. Floral and leaf motifs remained popular, but decoration became even more elaborate, and as the variety of lace types and styles expanded, it also spread among ordinary people and came to be used for a wider range of purposes.
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Flowing floral designs are predominant |
Brussels application lace currently available in our shop ↓
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