Brussels Lace. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! ... The spinning of the fine thread used for lace-making in the Netherlands is an operation demanding so high a degree of exquisite skill, ...

“This is made of Brussels lace which is the most expensive and labor-intensive lace. Little tiny bits are stitched together, it’s not made on a loom like a big piece.

The Belgian lace committees worked closely with the “Commission for Relief of Belgium” as the work on behalf of the lace makers became even more important during World War One. Several famous Belgian ...

“This is made of Brussels lace which is the most expensive and labor-intensive lace. Little tiny bits are stitched together, it’s not made on a loom like a big piece.

The laces made in Belgium during World War One are an important part of the lace holdings of the Division of Home and Community Life’s Textile Collection in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of ...