Difference between revisions of "Artificial lace"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A simple, nonwoven lace currently produced by chemical methods. Artificial lace has been prepared in several ways. An old, rarely used method prepared the lace using an engraved cylinder to stamp a pattern from a thin layer of cellulose paste. Modern methods use chemicals to dissolve [ | + | A simple, nonwoven lace currently produced by chemical methods. Artificial lace has been prepared in several ways. An old, rarely used method prepared the lace using an engraved cylinder to stamp a pattern from a thin layer of cellulose paste. Modern methods use chemicals to dissolve [[regenerated%20cellulose|regenerated cotton]] fibers from a [[polyester%20fiber|polyester]] matrix. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 08:45, 8 January 2014
Description
A simple, nonwoven lace currently produced by chemical methods. Artificial lace has been prepared in several ways. An old, rarely used method prepared the lace using an engraved cylinder to stamp a pattern from a thin layer of cellulose paste. Modern methods use chemicals to dissolve regenerated cotton fibers from a polyester matrix.
Synonyms and Related Terms
artificial tulle; encaje artificial (Esp.); kant van kunststof (Ned);
Authority
- Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996
- Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985