LACE GA KNOWLEDGE
Lace
Lace is an openwork fabric, patterned with open holes in the work, made by machine or by hand. Lace-making is an ancient craft. The origin of lace is difficult to locate in both time and place. Some assume that true lace was not made until the late 15th and early 16th centuries. The types of lace, according to manufacturing technology, are classified as follows:
1. Torchon lace. Earlier, lace was made by hand such as tatting lace and bobbin lace，and is made by torchon lace machine today.
2. Crochet lace. Crochet is a process of creating fabric from yarn or thread using a crochet hook. Today it is manufactured by crochet machine.
3. Warp-knitted lace or warp lace, which is made by warp-knitted lace machine. Rachel and Tricot are two famous technologies of warp-knitted lace.
4. Embroidery lace. It may be made by machine or by hand.
5. Hand-made crochet lace. In France, Italy, Belgium and Spain, it is called as “crochet”, in Holland as “haken”, in Denmark as “haekling”, in Norway as “hekling” and in Sweden as “virkning”.
6. Other laces including beading lace, sequin lace, weft-knitted lace, lace made by ultrasonic lace sewing machine, etc.
However, in accordance with materials used for the manufacture of lace, the types of lace may be classified as cotton lace, cotton fabric lace, nylon lace, TC lace, aloe lace, wool lace, rayon lace, flax lace …
Brief introduction to some lace
Water soluble lace It is also called chemical lace, which is a form of machine-made lace. This method of lace-making is done by embroidering a pattern on a sacrificial fabric. After the embroidery is completed the embroidered fabric is immersed in a solution that will not harm the embroidery thread but completely dissolves the sacrificial fabric leaving just the lace.
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fig. 1 Water soluble lace
Crochet lace It is also called torchon lace which is made by lace weaving machine and used cotton as material. It is notable for being coarse and strong, as well as its simple geometric patterns and straight lines
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fig. 2 Crochet lace |
National lace (Nationality lace) National lace is made using rayon yarns mixed lace machine, so it is also called rayon yarns mixed lace. It is characterized by magnificently brilliant colors and special patterns which imply “best wishes”, “everything goes well”, “celebrating harvest”, and so on. It is well welcome and deeply loved by Chinese minority nationality.
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fig. 3 National lace |
Cotton fabric lace As one of embroidery lace, a lightweight cotton cloth is used as fabric for lace and needlework. (fig. 4)
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fig. 4 Cotton fabric lace |
Elastic lace It belongs to warp-knitted lace and is made by warp-knitted lace machine using spandex (a synthetic fiber known for its exceptional elasticity), polyamide yarn, polyester yarn or viscose rayon as material. (fig. 5)
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fig. 5 Elastic lace |
Voile lace One of warp-knitted lace, it is used voile as material which is a light weight woven fabric, generally made of polyamide, polyester or rayon. (fig.6)
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fig. 6 Voile lace |
Rayon lace A machine made lace using rayon as material. Rayon is a manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber. Because it is produced from naturally occurring polymers, it is neither a truly synthetic fiber nor a natural fiber; it is a semi-synthetic fiber. It usually has a high lustre quality giving it a bright shine. (fig. 7)
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fig. 7 Rayon lace |
Battenberg lace A type of needle lace made of cotton. Also popularized as Renaissance lace, it is made by using loops of woven tape held together by yarn brides to form patterns. Making battenberg lace was a recognized hobby in the United States in the early 1900's. It is now made by machine and is commonly used not only in garment accessories but also in battenberg lace parasol set, battenberg tablecloth, battenberg lace fan and the like. (fig. 8)
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fig. 8 Battenberg lace |
