Valenciennes lace : A rich kind of lace made at Valenciennes, in France. Each piece is made throughout, ground and pattern, by the same person and with the same thread, the pattern being worked in the net.

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Taxonomy
Valenciennes lace, lace, ground, 05-10, réseau, the 19th century, free encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica, threads, toilé, pattern, open mesh, Powys, Marian, Tape lace, search, département of France, diminished scale.

Defination from the web:
Valenciennes lace received an impetus in the seventeenth century, when the Scheldt was channelled for river navigation between Cambrai and ... up flax yarn, women began to make the famous Valenciennes lace. Early Valenciennes lace was grounded with fancy mesh which was thicker and ...