lace work

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• lace|work — «LAYS WURK», noun. 1. = lace. (Cf. ↑lace) 2. openwork like lace. 3. Figurative. a network: »Saigon…rests on a lacework of rivers and canals (Frances Fitzgerald) …   Useful english dictionary

• Lace — • The two earliest known specimens of lace worked linen albs are that of St. Francis, preserved at St. Clare s convent, Assisi, and the alb of Pope Boniface VIII, now in the treasury of the Sistine Chapel Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• 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.… …   Wikipedia

• Lace school — Lace schools were common in Britain from the 17th to 19th century to teach lace making. Lace schools were often the living rooms of small cottages and were known for being overcrowded, badly lit and often unsanitary. Girls and some boys were put… …   Wikipedia

• lace — lacelike, adj. lacer, n. /lays/, n., v., laced, lacing. n. 1. a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine. 2. a cord or string for holding or drawing together, as when passed through holes in opposite edges. 3. ornamental cord… …   Universalium

• Lace —    One of the trademark crafts of Brussels, lace making evolved from embroidery. Needle lace appeared in Italy, most likely in Venice, at the end of the first quarter of the 16th century. Bobbin lace emerged at the same time simultaneously in… …   Historical Dictionary of Brussels

• Lace Market — The Lace Market is an historic quarter mile square area of Nottingham, UK. Once the heart of the world s lace industry during the days of the British Empire, it is full of impressive examples of 19th Century industrial architecture and thus is a… …   Wikipedia

• lace — n 1. tatting, lacework, crochet, needlework, fancywork; openwork, network, net, netting, mesh work, mesh, filigree, web, cobweb, Zool. webbing; arabesque, ornamentation, decoration, embellishment, adornment; ribbon, braid, braiding, cordon, trim …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• needle lace — ▪ lace       with bobbin lace, one of the two main kinds of lace. In needle lace the design is drawn on a piece of parchment or thick paper, cloth backed. An outlining thread stitched onto this serves as a supporting framework, and the lace is… …   Universalium

• Faroese lace shawls — Lace knitting is a traditional handcraft of peoples of the Faroe islands. The most distinguishing characteristic of Faroese lace shawls is the center back gusset shaping. Each shawl consists of two triangular side panels, a trapezoid shaped back… …   Wikipedia

• Needle lace — borders from the Erzgebirge mountains Germany in 1884, displayed in the Victoria and Albert Museum …   Wikipedia