Make sure the language is descriptive, using gothic elements like dusty libraries, old manors, cryptic symbols. Use metaphors related to lace: threads representing lives, patterns as history, etc.
Plot structure: The protagonist finds the catalog, starts uncovering secrets, faces challenges or dangers as they delve deeper. Climax could involve a confrontation with the curse or revealing the truth. Resolution depends on whether the protagonist succeeds or fails. Secrets In Lace Catalog.pdf