Lace, its origin and history . ted threads, which last is really weaving, though itis done with bobbins and the hand instead of with the loom. Oriental.—A lace made on the embroidering machine, which bycombined needle and shuttle action produces either simple or complexdesigns upon netting. The action of the Schiffli machine somewhatresembles that of a sewing-machine, and the product is more properlycalled embroidery than lace. The openwork effects are produced eitherby the action of chemicals upon the foundation material, or by the useof the scissors. The threadwork results from the combined
Lace, its origin and history . ted threads, which last is really weaving, though itis done with bobbins and the hand instead of with the loom. Oriental.—A lace made on the embroidering machine, which bycombined needle and shuttle action produces either simple or complexdesigns upon netting. The action of the Schiffli machine somewhatresembles that of a sewing-machine, and the product is more properlycalled embroidery than lace. The openwork effects are produced eitherby the action of chemicals upon the foundation material, or by the useof the scissors. The threadwork results from the combined action ofthe shuttle and needles. St. Gall, Switzerland, and Plauen, Saxony,are the chief manufacturing centers for these laces, which include trim-ming and border laces, curtains, bed sets, shams, and the like. In thebroad historical sense, Oriental laces and embroideries refer to the prod-ucts of the East, especially to the Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Persianand Turkish. All these were remarkable for the labor expended upon. Real Renaissance. g %J;. $$?,? *E? Sr! $!% JrSSJK Machine Valenciennes. 57 5g Lace: Its Origin and History. them, their great cost, and the originality and boldness of idea andcoloring which marked their design. Ovaii. A guipure lace or openwork embroidery, made by means of a hook in a fashion similar to crochet. The pattern is often elabo-rate, and in silks of many colors, representing flowers, foliage, etc. Itis sometimes in relief. Parchment.—Lace in whose manufacture parchment has been used,whether in the pattern for the workers guidance, or for stiffening thefabric, as in Cartisane lace. In old accounts of laces, the term wasoften applied to those made on the pillow to distinguish them fromneedle-point laces, and it was derived from the pattern on which pillowlaces were worked. Passement.—A term applied to the oldest class of pillow laces, ata time when they were of comparatively simple construction, being littlemore than open braids and gimps.
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