Lace identification guide and illustrations, and I – Lambskin

Lace identification guide and illustrations, and I – Lambskin
This entry is part 9 of 21 in the series The Language of Fashion - 1939 Fashion Dictionary

Wow. It amazes me how many different kinds of lace there are, and this fashion dictionary goes thru the pains to illustrate and describe some pretty obscure types! I hope that this is helpful for modern lace identification on vintage clothing and miscellany.

Lace identification illustrations and definitions in this fashion dictionary include:

  • Alencon
  • Antwerp Pot Lace
  • Battenberg lace
  • Blonde lace
  • Bohemian lace
  • Breton Lace
  • Machine Made Buratto Lace
  • Brussels Lace
  • Arabian Lace
  • Bruges Lace
  • Crochet lace
  • Fiber Lace
  • Egyptian Lace
  • Chantilly Lace
  • Filet Lace
  • Guipure Carrickmacross Lace (who ever heard of this sort??)
  • Duchesse Lace
  • Maltese Lace
  • Limerick Lace
  • Mechlin Lace
  • Medici Lace
  • Hairpin lace
  • Lille Lace
  • Rose Point Lace
  • Point de Paris Lace
  • Renaissance Lace
  • Plauen lace
  • Machine Made Point’d’Esprit
  • Venetian Lace
  • Shadow lace

Whew- and alot more types!

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