Textiles Part 14

_Carrickmacross._--Tiny Irish cambric drawn work, applique on net.

_Cartisane._--Guipure or pa.s.s.e.m.e.nterie made with thin silk or gilt-covered strips of parchment.

_Chantilly._--Pillow lace very similar to blonde. Comes from Chantilly, France. Made in both silk and cotton and usually seen in black. Non-l.u.s.trous, and looks as if made from black linen thread.

_Chiffon Lace._--Chiffon embroidered in twist silk.

_Cluny._--Coa.r.s.e-thread bobbin lace, made in both linen and cotton. Shows a close-st.i.tch pattern darned on an open ground. Used for dress tr.i.m.m.i.n.gs and the manufacture of curtains.

_Cork Lace._--A sweeping term used to designate all laces of Irish make.

_Cotton Lace._--All lace made of cotton.

_c.r.a.ponne._--Cheap, stout thread furniture guipure.

_Crochet Lace._--Any point lace made with the crochet hook.

_Darned Lace._--A comprehensive term taking in all net effects with the pattern applied in needlework.

_Devons.h.i.+re Lace._--Lace made in this part of England, and especially Honiton imitation.

_Dieppe._--Fine needlepoint lace made in Dieppe, France.

Resembles Valenciennes. Made with a regular ground of squares of small meshes alternating with open squares upon which the pattern is applied in close st.i.tch.

_d.u.c.h.esse._--Pillow lace with fine net ground with the patterns in raised work, volants, and the like.

_Dutch Lace._--Practically a coa.r.s.e Valenciennes.

_English Point._--See Angleterre.

_Escurial._--Heavy silk lace made in imitation of Rose point. Patterns outlined with cable edge.

_Esprit (Point d')._--Dotted bobbinet with the dots either singly or in cl.u.s.ters.

_Filet Lace._--Any lace made with a square mesh net.

_Flemish Point._--Needlepoint lace made in Flanders.

_Footing._--Simple insertion of Brussels net from one to three inches in width.

_Galloon._--Irregular band with a fancy edge. Entire piece often in zigzag or scallop form.

_Gaze (Point de)._--Flemish point lace resembling point d'Alencon, though much softer, being without horsehair.

_Gene (Point de)._--Openwork embroidery made on a wool ground which is afterwards eaten away by acid.

_Genoa._--Heavy lace made of aloe fiber. Another name for macrame.

_Gimp._--See Guipure.

_Gold Lace._--Gimp or braid covered with gold or imitation gold thread.

_Grammont._--White pillow lace used for shawls and the like. Black silk lace nearly resembling blonde.

_Guipure._--Fancy tr.i.m.m.i.n.g of wire cord whipped round with silk or cotton threads, and the small patterns st.i.tched together.

_Guipure d'Art._--Linen net upon which raised intersecting patterns are worked.

_Guipure de Flanders._--A pillow lace made separately, having flowers connected by bars and brides.

_Hand Embroidered._--Heavy point lace, usually of Plauen manufacture, with fancy floral or other figures embroidered on the design.

_Honiton._--English bobbin lace, famed for the beauty of its designs. Named for the city where it was first manufactured. Now made in Belgium, Holland, and France.

Sprays sometimes made separately, and then worked on a net--Honiton applique.

_Honiton Braid._--Narrow machine-made braid of ornamental oval figures connected by narrow bars. Used for collars, handkerchiefs, and tidies.

_Honiton Guipure._--Large flower-pattern lace on very open ground, the sprays held together with brides or bars.

_Imitation Lace._--A term used to designate any machine-made lace in contrast with hand-made.

_Insertion._--Any narrow lace with a plain edge on either side that admits of its being inserted in a fabric.

_Irish Crochet._--Heavy hand-made lace, remarkable for the beauty and distinctness of its patterns, and the startling whiteness of the linen thread used in its manufacture.

_Irish Lace._--A general term used to designate all lace made by the Irish peasantry.

_Irish Point._--Hybrid combination of applique, cut work, and embroidery on net with elaborate needle st.i.tching in the higher grades.

_Irish Tr.i.m.m.i.n.g._--Simple, woven lace, used on white wear.

_Knotted Lace._--Frequently referred to as knotting. A fancy weave of twisted and knotted threads in close imitation of some old hand laces.

_Lille (Also Lile)._--French lace named after the town where it is made. Somewhat resembles Mechlin. Shows a very clear, light ground and is the most beautiful of all simple thread laces.

_Limerick Lace._--A form of embroidery on net or muslin.

_Luxeuil._--A general term for hand-made laces of Luxeuil, France. More specifically those of a stout, heavy nature. Used for tidies, curtains, draperies.

_Macrame._--Knotted hand-made lace, made of a very heavy cord. Shown princ.i.p.ally in geometrical designs. Very popular in deep ecru.

_Maline._--Fine silk net. Sometimes also applied to Mechlin lace with a diamond mesh.

_Maltese._--Coa.r.s.e machine-made cotton lace, resembling torchon. Has no regular ground, the patterns being usually connected with heavy st.i.tch work.

_Mechlin._--Light pillow lace with the pattern outlined by a fine but very distinct thread or cord. Real Mechlin generally has the ground pattern woven together, the latter running largely to flowers, buds, etc.

_Medallion._--Single, detached pattern.