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A mantilla is a traditional female liturgical lace or silk veil or shawl worn over the head and shoulders, often over a high hair ornament called a peineta, particularly popular with women in Spain and Latin America. [1]
Tenerife lace or "roseta canaria" is a needle lace from Canary Islands. The first name comes from the fact that the lace made on the islands (Lanzarote and Tenerife) was exported from that island. The origin of this lace is uncertain and it is not known on which island the technique was born. In Tenerife this style may be referred to as ...
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Valuable old lace, cut and framed for sale in Bruges, Belgium. Lace is a delicate fabric made of yarn or thread in an open weblike pattern, [1] made by machine or by hand. . Generally, lace is split into two main categories, needlelace and bobbin lace, [2]: 122 although there are other types of lace, such as knitted or croche
The pattern is drawn on the fabric and the threads, which go to-and-fro across the circular motif and are either taken through running stitches worked along the pattern lines or stitched directly through the fabric. When finished, the motifs are released by either cutting the running stitches or cutting away the backing fabric.
Mantillas made of white lace, during a Holy Week procession in Spain Catholic women in the Philippines prepare to attend Mass. Headcovering for women was unanimously held by the Latin Church until the 1983 Code of Canon Law came into effect. [135] A headcovering in the Catholic tradition carries the status of a sacramental.
Chantilly lace, was also produced in the 19th century but this one was actually made not in Chantilly area but in the French Norman town Bayeux and in Geraardsbergen, now in Belgium. [4] [5] [6] Chantilly lace is known for its fine ground, outlined pattern, [1] and abundant detail. [3] The pattern is outlined in cordonnet, a flat untwisted strand.
Cutwork frill on a cotton petticoat. Cutwork or cut work, also known as punto tagliato in Italian, is a needlework technique in which portions of a textile, typically cotton or linen, [1] are cut away and the resulting "hole" is reinforced and filled with embroidery or needle lace.