Machine lace
This is an imitation of a bobbin lace insertion. But various parts are made in a different way, which shows that this is machine lace.
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Machine laceThis is an imitation of a bobbin lace insertion. But various parts are made in a different way, which shows that this is machine lace. Scroll to bottom of page for further explanation (or click here). | |
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The shape of the ground looks similar. But if you look at where the stitch is made, instead of a simple half stitch (which crosses over the middle two threads), you have what looks like a pair of threads on each side wrapped round each other. There is another thread on each side on each side which does not enter the stitch. This is similar to Bucks Point ground, but added to the pair, means that you have three threads on each side. Bobbin lace works in pairs! |
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This looks superficially like a cloth footside. However, pairs of threads are not swapped over at the edge, and it is not a Winkie pin footside, as the edge thread is treated differently to the other passives. In fact the edge thread is thicker, and you can just see a thinner thread wound round it, However, even more importantly, the passive thread pairs are each treated as a single thread, with a pair going under and over together. |