Name/Title
lace trimEntry/Object ID
1995.001.005 a-cDescription
3 strips of ecru lace, one slightly lighter in colour. [20230830 Jones, I. only two, "b" and "c". and "c" is made up of two joined pieces]
Two pieces of Carrickmacross-style Irish lace trim [see general notes]. Ecru machine-made very fine cotton [?] net is appliqued with fine cotton fabric stylized flower, fern leaf and floret motifs, attached with very fine buttonhole stitch, possibly hand stitched. Lower edge has spaced scalloped edge.
Carrickmacross lace is a form of lace that may be described as decorated net. A three-layer 'sandwich' is made consisting of the pattern (at the bottom), covered with, first, machine-made net and then fine muslin, through which the pattern can be seen. A thick outlining thread is stitched down along the lines of the pattern, sewing net and fabric together. Loops of thread known as 'twirls' are also couched along the outer edge. The excess fabric is then cut away. Some of the net is then usually decorated further with needle-run stitches or small button-holed rings known as 'pops'. Occasionally bars of buttonhole stitches are worked over fabric and net before both are cut away. [from Wikipedia]Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Mingay-Smith, Mrs. TriciaNotes
Accession Date: 19-Jan-95
Mode of Acquisition: giftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
LaceNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Trim, TextileNomenclature Primary Object Term
NotionNomenclature Sub-Class
Needleworking EquipmentNomenclature Class
Textileworking T&ENomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for MaterialsCreated By
Garnham, PeterCreate Date
June 27, 1997Updated By
Michael GoodchildUpdate Date
August 30, 2023