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Lace Machines and Machine Laces. Batsford. ISBN 0713446846. Farrell, Jeremy (2007). "Identifying Handmade and Machine Lace" (PDF). DATS (Dress and Textile Specialists) in partnership with the V&A. Felkin, William. A history of the machine-wrought hosiery and lace manufacturies. Longmans, G.Keen, and co. 1867. Rosatto, Vittoria (1948).
This machine-made lace was also called "English net" or bobbinet. [ 3 ] This was by far the most expensive and complex textile apparatus until then existing; and in describing the process of his invention Heathcoat said in 1836, "The single difficulty of getting the diagonal threads to twist in the allotted space was so great that, if now to be ...
The Queen is shown wearing a dress trimmed with Alençon lace. Alençon lace (UK: / ˈ æ l ən s ɒ n, æ ˈ l ɒ̃ s ɒ̃ /, [1] US: / ə ˈ l ɛ n s ɒ n,-s ən /) [2] [3] or point d'Alençon (French: [pwɛ̃ dalɑ̃sɔ̃]) is a needle lace that originated in Alençon, France. It is sometimes called the "Queen of lace."
Leavers lace machines Border (ST293) - Lace-Machine Lace - MoMu Antwerp. The Leavers machine is a lacemaking machine that John Levers adapted from Heathcoat's Old Loughborough machine. It was made in Nottingham in 1813. The name of the machine was the Leavers machine (the 'a' was added to aid pronunciation in France). The original machine made ...
Variations on the basic machine were the Crowder and Day's improved pusher and Kendall and Morley's machine. [3] The machine was modified by John Synyer in 1829. [4] to allow for bullet holes to be inserted in the plain twist net. A modification was made in 1831 to copy blondes, Marmaduke Miller adder a device to add loops and purls to the lace ...
Barmen lace machine, showing its workings A. Spindle set in top plate B. Yarn threaded up to mandrill C. Beater dome C1. Beater knives D. Mandrill (variable settings) E. Finished Lace F. Jacquard G. Pulley for drive belt H. Hand wheel K. Beater cams L. Take-up rolls M. Handle to engage drive belt
John Levers was born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, where he was baptized on 12 March 1786, the eldest son of John Levers and his wife, Ann, née Walker.He had three siblings: Joseph Levers (b. c.1796), a lace maker and a lace mechanic; Mary Levers (b. 1797), a lace runner; and Thomas Levers (b. 1800), a machine-maker.
Bobbin lace may be made with coarse or fine threads. Traditionally it was made with linen, silk, wool, or, later, cotton threads, or with precious metals. Bess of Hardwick bought red silk, gold, and silver thread for making "bone lace" in 1549, the earliest English reference to this kind of work. [13]