Lace 89303 225807186 2008-07-15T14:25:28Z JAnDbot 1725149 robot Removing: [[ja:レース編み]], [[ko:레이스]], [[nl:Kant (textiel)]] {{otheruses2|Lace}}<!-- This is used as an example on the Wikipedia:Disambiguation guideline page PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE IT without first posting a message on Wikipedia talk:Disambiguation. Thank you, CarolGray, 21/12/2006. --> [[Image:Lace appliqué.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Lace appliqué and bow at the bust-line of a nightgown.]] '''Lace''' is an [[openwork]] fabric, patterned with open holes in the work, made by machine or by hand. The holes can be formed via removal of threads or cloth from a previously woven fabric, but more often open spaces are created as part of the lace fabric. '''Lace-making''' is an ancient craft. True lace was not made until the late 15th and early 16th centuries. A true lace is created when a thread is looped, twisted or braided to other threads independently from a backing fabric. Originally [[linen]], [[silk]], gold, or silver threads were used. Now lace is often made with [[cotton]] thread. Manufactured lace may be made of [[synthetic fiber]]. A few modern artists make lace with a fine copper or silver wire instead of thread. ==Types of Lace== There are many types of lace, defined by how they are made. These include: * '''[[Needle lace]]'''; made using a needle and thread. This is the most flexible of the lace-making arts. While some types can be made more quickly than the finest of bobbin laces, others are very time-consuming. Some purists regard Needle lace as the height of lace-making. The finest antique needle laces were made from a very fine thread that is not manufactured today. * '''[[Cutwork]]''', or [[whitework]]; lace constructed by removing threads from a woven background, and the remaining threads wrapped or filled with embroidery. * '''[[Bobbin Lace]]'''; as the name suggests, made with bobbins and a pillow. The bobbins, turned from wood, bone or plastic, hold threads which are woven together and held in place with pins stuck in the pattern on the pillow. The pillow contains straw, preferably [[oat]] [[straw]] or other materials such as sawdust, insulation styrofoam or ethafoam. Also known as Bone-lace. *'''[[Tape lace]]'''; makes the tape in the lace as it is worked, or uses a machine- or hand-made textile strip formed into a design, then joined and embellished with needle or bobbin lace. *'''[[Knotted lace]]'''; including [[Macramé]] and [[Tatting]]. Tatted lace is made with a shuttle or a tatting needle. *'''[[Crocheted lace]]'''; including [[Irish crochet|Irish crochet]], pineapple crochet, and [[Filet crochet|filet crochet]]. * '''[[lace knitting|Knitted lace]]'''; including [[Shetland knitted lace|Shetland lace]], such as the "wedding ring shawl", a lace shawl so fine that it can be pulled through a wedding ring. * '''[[Machine-made]]'''; any style of lace created or replicated using mechanical means. ==History of Lace== References to lace are made in the [[Bible]] in the Book of [[Exodus]] ([[Exodus 28:28]], King James Version). Lace was used by clergy of the early Catholic Church as part of vestments in religious ceremonies, but did not come into widespread use until the 16th century.[http://www.lacemakerslace.oddquine.co.uk/history.html] The popularity of Lace increased rapidly and the cottage industry of lace making spread throughout Europe to most European countries. Countries like [[Belgium]], [[Russia]], [[Ireland]], [[Spain]], [[Hungary]], [[Malta]] and others all have their own unique artistic heritage expressed through lace. In North America in the 19th century, lace making was spread to the [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] tribes through [[missionaries]]. [http://lace.lacefairy.com/ID/IndianLace.html] ==Gallery== <gallery> Image:lace1.jpg|White lace is often used in collars and other fabric borders Image:Royal Lace detail.jpg|Lace of the Royal collection, Belgium Image:NeedleLaceBorder ErzgebirgeGermany1884.jpg|[[Needle Lace]] borders from the Erzgebirge mountains Germany in 1884, displayed in the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]] Image:ArmenianNeedlelace.jpg|[[Armenian needlelace]] ''circa'' 2004. Image:Poland_Koniakow_-_laces.jpg|[[Koniakow lace|Koniakow traditional laces]] Image:Csetneki_csipke.jpg|Csetneki lace Image:Irish crochet.jpg|19th century [[Irish crochet]]ed lace Image:Carolus -Private Collection - detail naaldkant.jpg|[[Needle lace]] </gallery> ==See also== {{commonscat|Lace}} * [[Needlework]] * [[Crochet]] * [[Silk]] * [[Bobbin]] * [[Ribbons]] * [[See-through clothing]] ==External links== <!--===========================({{NoMoreLinks}})=============================== | PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS IN ADDING MORE LINKS TO THIS ARTICLE. WIKIPEDIA IS | | NOT A COLLECTION OF LINKS NOR SHOULD IT BE USED FOR ADVERTISING. | | | | Excessive or inappropriate links WILL BE DELETED. | | See [[Wikipedia:External links]] and [[Wikipedia:Spam]] for details. | | | | If there are already plentiful links, please propose additions or | | replacements on this article's discussion page. 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