This little snippet about Toender lace changing to tulle ground cttt. Charlotte Paludan. The Museum of Decorative Art, 2000. Published in CIETA Lace group newsletter number 31 in September 2000 on Toender Lace. ‘At the end of the 18th century, the centre of fashion shifted from the Flemish towns to the northern French town of Lille, where the open, gossamer-light twist net gave lace a totally new appearance. At the same time, this lace was inexpensive, since the twist net could be produced quickly, leading to a sudden upsurge in the demand for lace. People in Toender were quick to adapt and soon Lille lace came to dominate production in Toender.’ Still no closer than at the end of the 18th century.
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