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1 Caterpillar Lace
At the beginning of the 19th century, fabrics under this name were made for ladles' veils. They were devised by an officer of engineers at Munich. He made a paste of leaves of the plant on which a certain caterpillar fed. This was spread over a flat surface of the required size, with a camel-hair brush dipped in olive oil. A pattern was drawn on the paste. The flat surface object was placed in an inclined position and a large number of the insects placed at the bottom. The species chosen spun a strong web and commencing at the bottom they began eating and spinning their way to the top, avoiding every part touched by the oil, and devouring every other part of the paste. These veils were extremely light, one of them measuring 261/2-in.,weighed only 1.51 grains (Charles Babbage, " on the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures ") -
2 Caterpillar Point
A needle-point lace made in Italy during the 17th century. It resembled, in the sprigs, the bodies of caterpillars in motion.
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