lace-making

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• lace making — noun the act or art of making handmade lace • Syn: ↑tatting • Derivationally related forms: ↑tat (for: ↑tatting) • Hypernyms: ↑handicraft …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 — • 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 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-frame — laceˈ frame noun A machine used in lace making • • • Main Entry: ↑lace …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 knitting — is a style of knitting characterized by stable holes in the fabric arranged with consideration of aesthetic value. Lace is sometimes considered the pinnacle of knitting, because of its complexity and because woven fabrics cannot easily be made to …   Wikipedia

• Making Tracks (Ayckbourn play) — Making Tracks Written By Alan Ayckbourn Characters Sandy Lenny Wolfe Lace Date premiered 16 December 1981 Place prem …   Wikipedia

• Making Your Mind Up — Single by Bucks Fizz from the album Bucks Fizz B s …   Wikipedia

• lace|mak|ing — «LAYS MAY kihng», noun. the art or process of making lace …   Useful english dictionary