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	Topics Lace Topic Home 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 linenLinen Linen is a material made from the fibers of the flax plant. ... , silkSilk Silk is a natural protein fibre that can be woven into textiles.... , gold, or silver threads were used. Now lace is often made with cottonCotton Cotton is a soft fiber that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant , a shrub native to the tropical and subtropical regi... thread. Manufactured lace may be made of synthetic fiberSynthetic fiber Synthetic fibers are the result of extensive research by scientists to increase and improve upon the supply of naturally occ... . 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 laceNeedle lace ome consider Needle lace to be the pinnacle of lace-making arts, as it is the most flexible, and also the most time-consumin... ; 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. CutworkCutwork Cutwork or cut work is a needlework technique in which portions of a textile are cut away and the resulting "hole" is ... , or whitework; lace constructed by removing threads from a woven background, and the remaining threads wrapped or filled with embroidery. Bobbin LaceBobbin 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 oatOat The Oat is a species of cereal grain, and the seeds of this plant.... strawStraw Overview Straw is an agricultural byproduct, the dry of a cereal plant, after the nutrient grain or seed has been removed.... 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 MacraméMacramé Macram or macrame is a form of textile-making using knotting rather than weaving or knitting.... and TattingTatting Tatting is a technique for handcrafting a particularly durable lace constructed by a series of knots and loops.... . Tatted lace is made with a shuttle or a tatting needle. Crocheted laceCrocheted lace Crochet lace is an application of the art of crochet.... ; including Irish crochetIrish crochet Irish crochet is a type of lace, which has its origin in the famine years of the 19th century in Ireland.... , pineapple crochet, and filet crochetFilet crochet Filet crochet is a needlework handicraft using hooks.... . Knitted laceLace knitting Lace knitting is a style of knitting characterized by stable "holes" in the fabric arranged in beautiful ways.... ; including 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. Gallery See also NeedleworkNeedlework Needlework is another term for the handicraft of decorative sewing and textile arts.... CrochetCrochet Crochet is the process of creating fabric from a length of cord, yarn, or thread with a crochet hook.... SilkSilk Silk is a natural protein fibre that can be woven into textiles.... BobbinBobbin A bobbin is a spindle or cylinder, with or without flanges, on which wire, yarn, thread or film is wound.... Ribbons See-through clothing External links