Swatch of machine made lace trim. Open circle pattern, white. Lace is an openwork fabric, used for trimming outer and under clothing for women and girls - and until the 19th century, men, baby clothes ...

Six major lace manufacturing firms remain active today, including Desseilles Internationale, Noyon-Dentelle and Codentel, with 1,000 new styles of Leavers lace said to be produced yearly. Around three ...

Short length of machine lace trim; black embroidered dots on white netting. Blue & white original glued paper label, marked: "J. Bourre & Fils (/) St. Pierre-les ...

The lace machines built by Heathcote and John Leavers revolutionised lace into a mass production industry.The machine was used for demonstration purposes in a patent trial, regarding the John ...