Lace
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Encyclopedia article on lace covering its definition, history and classification. It describes the origins of point-lace in 14th-15th century convents and the later use of the pillow, and discusses the claim that Barbara Uttmann invented pillow-lace in Saxony. Lace is sorted into three classes: needle-made guipure/point lace, pillow (bobbin) lace and machine-made lace. The article explains how the bobbin-net machine works, outlines its Nottingham inventors, and ends with gold and silver lace. Illustrated with line figures of stitches and bobbin-lace structures.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1881
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 3
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