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Lace is a delicate fabric made of yarn or thread in an open weblike pattern, [1] made by machine or by hand. Generally, lace is split into two main categories, needlelace and bobbin lace, [2]: 122 although there are other types of lace, such as knitted or crocheted lace. Other laces such as these are considered as a category of their specific ...
Lace, the Canadian country music trio's self-titled debut album Lace, one-person band of music producer and songwriter Pete Dello (b. 1942) Laced (album) , a 1999 album by rap-metal group Reveille
The anglicised form appears more tautological as the word dale in English is used to describe any valley. Glen Canyon (multiple examples) Glen of Aherlow – a glen is a long, deep valley, while Aherlow is from the Irish eatharlach, meaning "lowland between two mountains", i.e. a valley. Gobi Desert, Mongolia (Desert Desert – "Govi" is Mongolian)
Bobbin lace is also known as pillow lace, because it was worked on a pillow, and bone lace, because early bobbins were made of bone [1] or ivory. Bobbin lace is one of the two major categories of handmade laces, the other being needle lace , derived from earlier cutwork and reticella .
In the 17th century, the Duchesse de Longueville organised the manufacture of lace at Chantilly. [2] It has been produced from then until the present day. [3] It became popular because of the duchesse's patronage and Chantilly's proximity to Paris [2] and came into fashion again during the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI; [7] it was a special favorite of Louis XV's last mistress, Mme du Barry ...
what exactly is the meaning of lace curtain irish. does this denote the "shanty" irish or the "upper crust" of the irish community? how did the term lace curtain irish come into being? 4.254.67.203 03:05, 23 july 2008 (utc) dee mc gowan
Brussels lace is part lace.This is made in pieces, with the flowers and design made separate from the ground, unlike Mechlin lace or Valenciennes lace; because of this, the long threads that form the design always follow the curves of the pattern, whereas in bobbin laces made all at the same time, the threads are parallel to the length of the lace. [3]
Battenberg lace. Battenberg lace is a type of tape lace.It is of American origin, designed and first made by Sara Hadley of New York. This American lace was named either in honor of the wedding of Princess Beatrice, Queen Victoria's youngest daughter, to Prince Henry of Battenberg, or from [sic] the widowed Princess Beatrice.