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Weaving > Lace > Needlepoint lace
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Needlepoint lace  
DEFINITION
  • n. From within the English, formed by compounding. It refers to a lace that is made with a needle and threads, usually by hand. Sometimes known as Point Lace, which is a kind of diminutive. The threads are knotted or twisted together, to form the patterns. It is either made by hands with bobbins and pins, with needles with hooks, or by machinery. Its uses are diverse, as lingerie, dresses, garments, curtains and table cloths.
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
  • Tortora, Phyllis, y Ingrid Johnson. The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles, 2015. Segal, William. Encyclopedia of Textiles. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1972; Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund (eds). The Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989. [www.oed.com]
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