Bucks point lace

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'''Bucks point''' is a [[bobbin lace]] from the [[South East England|South East]] of England. "Bucks" is short for [[Buckinghamshire]], which was the main centre of production. The lace was also made in the nearby counties of [[Bedfordshire]] and [[Northamptonshire]].<ref name="L&L">{{cite book|last=Powys|first=Marian|title=Lace and Lace Making|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2G1sifycRUAC&dq=Bucks+point+lace&pg=PA31|accessdate=2008-05-22|date=March 2002|publisher=Dover Publications|isbn=0-486-41811-1|pages=31}}</ref> Bucks point is very similar to the French Lille lace,<ref name="Dict"/> and thus is often called English Lille.<ref name="Ipswich">{{cite book|last=Raffel|first=Marta Cotterell|title=The Laces of Ipswich: The Art and Economics of an Early American Industry, 1750-1840 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=taavyQa65oAC&dq=Bucks+point+lace&pg=PA71 |accessdate=2008-05-22|date=January 2003|publisher=UPNE|isbn=1-58465-163-6|pages=151}}</ref> It is also similar to [[Mechlin lace]] and [[Chantilly lace]]. '''Bucks point''' is a [[bobbin lace]] from the [[South East England|South East]] of England. "Bucks" is short for [[Buckinghamshire]], which was the main centre of production. The lace was also made in the nearby counties of [[Bedfordshire]] and [[Northamptonshire]].<ref name="L&L">{{cite book|last=Powys|first=Marian|title=Lace and Lace Making|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2G1sifycRUAC&dq=Bucks+point+lace&pg=PA31|accessdate=2008-05-22|date=March 2002|publisher=Dover Publications|isbn=0-486-41811-1|pages=31}}</ref> Bucks point is very similar to the French Lille lace,<ref name="Dict">{{cite book|last=Earnshaw|first=Pat|title=A Dictionary of Lace|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mjYWZ2mogv8C&dq=Bucks+point+lace&pg=PA127|accessdate=2008-05-22|date=February 1999|publisher=Dover Publications|isbn=0-486-40482-X|pages=25}}</ref> and thus is often called English Lille.<ref name="Ipswich">{{cite book|last=Raffel|first=Marta Cotterell|title=The Laces of Ipswich: The Art and Economics of an Early American Industry, 1750-1840 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=taavyQa65oAC&dq=Bucks+point+lace&pg=PA71 |accessdate=2008-05-22|date=January 2003|publisher=UPNE|isbn=1-58465-163-6|pages=151}}</ref> It is also similar to [[Mechlin lace]] and [[Chantilly lace]].

Bucks point has a [[gimp (thread)#In lace|gimp thread]] outlining the pattern.<ref name="Dict"/> It usually has [[Bobbin lace ground|Point ground]] or sometimes [[Bobbin lace ground|Honeycomb ground]]. It is made in one piece on the [[lace pillow]],<ref name="Dict">{{cite book|last=Earnshaw|first=Pat|title=A Dictionary of Lace|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mjYWZ2mogv8C&dq=Bucks+point+lace&pg=PA127|accessdate=2008-05-22|date=February 1999|publisher=Dover Publications|isbn=0-486-40482-X|pages=25}}</ref><ref name="Ipswich"/> at full width and not in strips like [[Honiton lace]]. Common designs are floral and geometric.<ref name="Ipswich"/> The floral designs are like those in Mechlin and Lille laces, but Bucks lace is generally simpler than the Belgian laces,<ref name="Dict"/> and is made of linen or silk. It can have [[picot]]s along the edge. Bucks point is made in one piece on the [[lace pillow]],<ref name="Dict" /><ref name="Ipswich" /> at full width. [[Bobbin lace ground|Point ground]] or sometimes [[Bobbin lace ground|honeycomb ground]] are used as the background stitches. A [[gimp (thread)#In lace|gimp thread]] outlines the pattern.<ref name="Dict"/> Common designs are floral and geometric.<ref name="Ipswich"/> The floral designs are like those in Mechlin and Lille laces, but Bucks lace is generally simpler than the Belgian laces.<ref name="Dict"/> Some Bucks point laces have [[picot]]s along the edge.

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