bobbin lace
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Bobbin lace — is a lace textile made by braiding and twisting lengths of thread, which are wound on bobbins to manage them. As the work progresses, the weaving is held in place with pins set in a lace pillow, the placement of the pins usually determined by a… … Wikipedia
bobbin lace — lace made by hand with bobbins of thread, the thread being twisted around pins stuck into a pattern placed on a pillow or pad. Also called pillow lace. * * * ▪ lacework also called pillow lace , or bone lace with needle lace, one of two main… … Universalium
Bobbin lace — Bobbin Bob bin, n. [F. bobine; of uncertain origin; cf. L. bombus a humming, from the noise it makes, or Ir. & Gael. baban tassel, or E. bob.] 1. A small pin, or cylinder, formerly of bone, now most commonly of wood, used in the making of pillow… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bobbin lace — n. a lace whose design is laid out on a pillowlike pad with pins around which thread on bobbins is drawn and interlaced … English World dictionary
bobbin lace — noun a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins • Syn: ↑pillow lace • Hypernyms: ↑lace • Hyponyms: ↑Valenciennes, ↑Valenciennes lace … Useful english dictionary
bobbin lace — bob′bin lace n. tex lace made by hand with bobbins of thread … From formal English to slang
bobbin lace — noun lace made by hand with thread wound on bobbins … English new terms dictionary
bobbin lace — /ˈbɒbən ˌleɪs/ (say bobuhn .lays) noun lace made by hand with bobbins of thread, the threads being twisted round pins stuck into a pattern placed on a pillow …
Lace — is an openwork fabric, patterned with open holes in the work, made by machine or by hand. The holes can be formed via removal of threads or cloth from a previously woven fabric, but more often open spaces are created as part of the lace fabric.… … Wikipedia
Lace — • The two earliest known specimens of lace worked linen albs are that of St. Francis, preserved at St. Clare s convent, Assisi, and the alb of Pope Boniface VIII, now in the treasury of the Sistine Chapel Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
