Beveren lace was
bobbin lace that was made at
Beveren
Beveren () is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders which comprises the towns of Beveren, Doel, Haasdonk, Kallo, Kieldrecht, Melsele, Verrebroek and Vrasene.
The port of the Waasland (Dutch: ''Waaslandhaven'') is in Beveren ...
a few miles west of Antwerp.
Lille lace, as well, as Belgium laces, was made there in the nineteenth century.
The characteristics of Beveren lace are:
* It is a continuous lace, where the whole lace is made at the same time.
* The headside often has a straight border, adorned with
picot
picot is a loop of thread created for functional or ornamental purposes along the edge of lace or ribbon, or croché, knitted or tatted fabric. The loops vary in size according to their function and artistic intention.
'Picot', pronounced '' ...
s.
* Typical motifs are flowers (feathers), accentuated by a
gimp thread.
* There are square tallies or leaves.
References
{{Lace types
Bobbin lace
Textile arts of Belgium