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HANDMADE LACE [6 records]

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Record 1 2017-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lace and Lacework (Textiles)
DEF

A name given to the handmade ground of real Brussels lace... very costly because of the extreme fineness of the threads.

CONT

A shaped berthe ... of fine old Brussels lace, of a later period, with the real old Brussels ground called drochel ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentelles, tulles et guipures (Textiles)
CONT

De nombreux noms désignent la dentelle de bruxelles et soulignent sa grande diversité [...] le célèbre fond drochel : fond à mailles hexagonales d’une extrême finesse réalisées aux fuseaux et constituant le décor principal des châles, étoles, manchettes et autres [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lace and Lacework (Textiles)
DEF

A lace made by hand, rather than by machine.

CONT

Today, lace is most often mass-produced, but fine handmade lace can fetch hundreds of dollars per yard.

Key term(s)
  • hand-made lace

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentelles, tulles et guipures (Textiles)
CONT

La dentelle du Bedfordshire [...] a complètement changée au milieu du 19e siècle avec l'arrivée des machines qui permettaient de travailler plus vite sur le filet que la dentelle faite à la main.

OBS

Les dentelles à la main [...] sont uniquement l'œuvre d'artisans professionnels ou d'amateurs qualifiés.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lace (Embroidery)
CONT

Princess lace is one type of tape lace made popular in Belgium during [the 19th century)... Princess lace hardly merits the label "handmade, "but would more correctly be considered as "hand-assembled" from a variety of machine-made elements... Princess lace employs a combination of characteristic plain and fancy machine-made tapes and its design generally relies upon stylized flowers, scrolls, and medallions worked in imitation of traditional Duchesse or Brussels lace designs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentelles
CONT

[Pour confectionner cette dentelle] il faut utiliser un lacet que l'on coud avec une aiguille de chirurgien. Il existe de nombreux types de lacets qui permettent de réaliser différentes formes : fleurs, feuilles, etc. ... On pose le lacet sur une couche de tulle, c'est la dentelle princesse.

OBS

Cette dentelle est appelée «mi-main» parce que le lacet qui la constitue est mécanique et l'assemblage est fait à la main.

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lace (Embroidery)
DEF

A handmade or machine made lace with spider-web designs that is used for insertion and edging.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentelles
OBS

Le support du motif est une sorte d'étoile tracée par des fils sur un métier spécial. Pour obtenir le dessin on tisse ou noue des motifs avec un fil supplémentaire entre ces rayons.

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lace and Lacework (Textiles)
CONT

The popularity of handmade laces led to the invention of lace-making machines. Nottingham-lace machines, used primarily for coarse-lace production, employ larger bobbins, and the pattern threads are wound independently on section spools; in another type, the Barmens machine, threads on king bobbins on carriers are plaited together, sometimes with warp threads. Barmens lace has a fairly heavy texture and an angular pattern; flowing lines, heavy outline cords, and fine net backgrounds are not usually made on Barmens machines.

Key term(s)
  • Barmen lace

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentelles, tulles et guipures (Textiles)
CONT

Machines auxiliaires pour l'industrie de dentelle Barmen.

OBS

Dentelle fabriquée sur un métier mécanique Barmen.

Spanish

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Record 6 1998-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Lace and Lacework (Textiles)
CONT

The popularity of handmade laces led to the invention of lace-making machines. Nottingham-lace machines, used primarily for coarse-lace production, employ larger bobbins, and the pattern threads are wound independently on section spools; in another type, the Barmens machine, threads on king bobbins on carriers are plaited together, sometimes with warp threads. Barmens lace has a fairly heavy texture and an angular pattern; flowing lines, heavy outline cords, and fine net backgrounds are not usually made on Barmens machines.

Key term(s)
  • Barmen machine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Dentelles, tulles et guipures (Textiles)
Key term(s)
  • machine à dentelle Barmen

Spanish

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