Lace
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Encyclopedia article on lace covering the word's etymology, early history from Egyptian and Coptic examples through the sixteenth-century development of needle and bobbin lace, and the main national centres of production (Italy, Flanders, France, England, Ireland). It explains how Point d'Alençon needle lace is made step by step, how bobbin lace is worked on a pillow, and describes reticella, lacis, punto in aria and related types. A section on machine lace covers the Leavers, warp frame and embroidery machines (schiffli) and US production figures. Two plates show Point d'Alençon stages and lace specimens from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a bibliography of lace books closes the article.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1922
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 7
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