A lace is a fabric without screen nor chain, generally in wire of Soie, flax, Nylon or fibers richer according to the cases, carried out by the dentelliers (eras) with the hand or the machine, using similar points or not forming a drawing, on board notched or not.

History

There does not exist any accurate information of the dates and original places of lace. It is however allowed that she would have been born in XVIe century, in the area of Venice. Initially named Passementerie (1539). For the first time penny the word " appears; dentelle" (C. with D. " small dents") in 1545, in the inventory of the dowry of the sister of François 1st.

Initially held to the men, it is starting from Napoleon i that lace becomes a female accessory.

In France, the first manufactures date from the 17th century on the initiative of Colbert.

The power looms appeared towards 1820.

Calais is known for its lace

Use

• Clothing, Linen room and jewel X
• Additional of furnishing (Mat S, Curtain X, table X)

Various techniques of manufacture

• Lace with the spindle X (6 to 600);
• Dentelle with the switches;
• Lace with the hand;
• Lace with the hook;
• Lace with the shuttle (known as of Frivolity).

Various kinds of laces

• the blonde, lace with the spindle of the 18th century realized of money and gold wire or raw silk wire;
• Chantilly, black or white lace made with the spindle with continuous wire with a silk wire whose reasons represent baskets, vases or flowers;
• Cluny, made up of continuous wire to the geometrical drawings, it is the most known lace;
• the chemical lace, appeared at the 19th century by burn of some wire to the caustic Soda, it imitates the lace the needle-point.
• the point lace, indicates laces former to the 18th century, door it was used for the wedding gowns

A great number of French or Flemish areas were made the speciality produce specific laces. Let us quote:

• Lace of Alençon
• Lace of Nickel silver
• Lace of Bayeux
• Lace of Binche
• Lace of Bruges
• Lace of Calais
• Lace of Chantilly
• Lace of Lunéville
• Lace of Mirecourt
• Lace of Puy (In Puy in Velay) or Cluny
• Lace of Sedan
• Lace of Valencians

Mechanical lace industry with:

• Calais

Derived directions

The term also indicates by extension: all that is delicate .

• To make in lace : to take precautions to polish something.

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