Difference between revisions of "Tape lace"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | + | A straight tape which is bent into the shape required and sewn into position. Various needle lace fillings may be used to fill the gaps. This type of lace is also known as mixed tape lace, or mixed lace, as it uses more than one technique: one in making the tape, and a different technique for the fillings and joins. | |
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| + | This should be distinguished from bobbin tape lace, which is a type of bobbin lace where the tape and the rest of the lace is made at the same time using bobbins, so only one technique is used. | ||
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | Battenburg lace; renaissance lace; | + | Battenburg lace; renaissance lace; mixed lace; mixed tape lace; tape guipure |
==Resources and Citations== | ==Resources and Citations== | ||
Revision as of 13:25, 28 September 2022
Description
A straight tape which is bent into the shape required and sewn into position. Various needle lace fillings may be used to fill the gaps. This type of lace is also known as mixed tape lace, or mixed lace, as it uses more than one technique: one in making the tape, and a different technique for the fillings and joins.
This should be distinguished from bobbin tape lace, which is a type of bobbin lace where the tape and the rest of the lace is made at the same time using bobbins, so only one technique is used.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Battenburg lace; renaissance lace; mixed lace; mixed tape lace; tape guipure
Resources and Citations
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Tape Lace." Accessed 2 Aug. 2004.
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 Comment: Battenburg lace