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Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Textile - Lace Piece
This unusual lace is a chemical lace most likely produced on a Schiffli machine. Chemical lace which is sometimes referred to as Schiffli lace is a form of machine made lace. The design is embroidered on to a sacrificial fabric which has been treated to disintegrate or dissolve away leaving the delicate pattern seen here. This design is somewhat like a miniature Tudor design and is quite delicate and decorative. Schiffli machines came into use in the late 19th century and nowadays the lace is made on a multi head or multi needle Schiffli machine. The pattern is designed to form a series of interlocking threads that can stand alone when the sacrificial fabric has been removed. This lace would make an elegant edging to a collar or cuffs among many other uses.The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929. This lace collection was owned and contributed to by four generations of Amess women.Chemical lace in a miniature Tudor stylejanet amess lace collection, lace, churchill island, chemical -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Textile - Lace Piece
This piece is amachine made copy of Valenciennes bobbin lace with many-legged spiders and a simple oval and circle pattern. Again it is worth noting that hand-made Valenciennes lace was very costly and time consuming (e.g., a pair of ruffles valued at £160 would take the lace maker ten months of fifteen hour days to complete) therefore the advent of machine made copies was welcomed although the Barmen made lace was more expensive that that made on the Leavers machine. Valenciennes was a lace making town on the French- Flemish border which in 1780 had 4000 lace makers but due to the revolution of 1789 the number was reduced to 250. It was initially Flemish but was claimed by the French, however the centre for Valenciennes lace eventually diverted back to Ghent and Ypres in Belgium. Due to its lightness and neatness Valenciennes lace, although very expensive was simpler to produce than Mechlin lace, and was never used for expensive garments. Instead it was applied to bed linen, lingerie, and the fichu (a woman's scarf wrapped over the shoulders and fastened in front).This lace was favoured by Queen Victoria, the Empress Eugenie and others as a trim on undergarments. The basic undergarments were stays, shift (smock, chemise or shirt), petticoat and drawers although drawers were not in general use until the mid-19th century when the tendency of the fashionable crinoline to become airborne or to tilt itself at embarrassing angles made a covering garment for the nether regions essential. Drawers were just two cylinders for the legs, joined at the waist with the lower ends frilled or trimmed with lace.Churchill Island has a large lace collection, which was added to by three successive generations of the Amess family - Jane, Janet, and Unity. The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929. Jane was wife of Samuel Amess, who was the first Samuel Amess to own Churchill Island. The examples of lace are notable for their variety, and provide representative examples of techniques from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries. Machine made Valenciennes lacejanet amess lace collection, lace, churchill island, amess, machine -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Clothing - Neckpiece, Small
Just 23cm in length, this lovely piece is an example of handmade Maltese silk lace. Maltese lace has an interesting history. It began as a needle lace which was developed in Genoa and in 1530 was brought to Malta and Gozo by the Knights who were sons of noble families in Europe. This was a time of great demand and lace was used in the clothing of men, women, children, and the clergy for its decorative element but also as a sign of wealth and status. In the mid 1800s Lady Hamilton Chichester sent lacemakers from Genoa to Malta where they turned the old needle lace patterns to bobbin lace which was much faster. The art of lacemaking is still taught in Malta in evening classes, government trade schools for girls and at the School of the Arts. Maltese lace can be identified by the following characteristics: a) cream silk, b) 8-pointed Maltese cross worked in cloth stitch c) closely worked leaves or ‘wheat ears’ all of which occur in this pieceThe Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929. This lace collection was owned and contributed to by four generations of Amess women, see above.Handmade Maltese silk lace lace, churchill island, janet amess lace collection, neckpiece, clothing, garment, amess, maltese, silk, handmade -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Alencon Lace, Mid 18th Century
Fine lace used as a costume trimmingNeedle lace edging -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Craft - Lace, White Bruge Lace Doiley, c 19th Century
This piece of 19th Century lace was made in Italy and was originally part of Nan Warner's lace collection. Elizabeth Nan Warner and Max Warner travelled to Europe buying lace. They joined a local Lace Group in 1970.Small white, Bruge lace, circular doiley made of silk with 8 circular motifs surrounding a central lace flower edged with four groups of leaves sewn on a white net background.lace, 19th century -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Buckinghamshire Point lace, 19th century
A light weight lace used for costume trimmingBobbin lace flouncing -
Slovenian Association Melbourne
section of the flat sheet border and initials, Marcela Bole - section of the flat sheet border and initials
1 single bed flat white heavy cotton sheet with lace border at the topIdrija lace border, with special stitch (žur) line, initial MG for Marcela Gec, Marcela maiden name -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Lace Piece
Part of a travelling salesman's lace samples from Plauen, East Germany, a lace making town since 13th Century.Piece of cream lace used for demonstration purposesFriedrich Seidel, G. m b. H. Plaven I. V. No A11704 5 7-2handcrafts, lacemaking -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Lace Piece
Part of a travelling salesman's lace samples from Plauen, East Germany, a lace making town since 13th Century.Piece of cream lace used for demonstration purposeshandcrafts, lacemaking -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Lace Piece
Part of a travelling salesman's lace samples from Plauen, East Germany, a lace making town since 13th Century.Piece of cream lace used for demonstration purposesFriedrich Seidel, G.m.b. H. Plaven , I. V. No. A11705 7 7-4handcrafts, lacemaking -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Lace Piece
Part of traveling salesman's lace samples from Plauen, East Germany, a Lace making town since 13th CenturyPiece cream lace used for demonstration purposesOn Display Stand, C. R. Eichhom Plauen I. V.handcrafts, lacemaking -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Lace Piece
Part of a travelling salesman's lace samples from Plauen, East Germany, a lace making town since 13th Century.Cream piece of lace used for demonstration purposes.On display stand ' C. R. Eichhom Plaven I. V.handcrafts, lacemaking -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Lace Piece
Part of a travelling salesman's lace samples from Plauen, East Germany, a lace making town since 13th Century.Piece cream lace used for demonstration purposeshandcrafts, lacemaking -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Lace Piece
Part of a travelling salesman's lace samples from Plauen, East Germany, a lace making town since 13th Century.Cream lace piece used for demonstration purposeshandcrafts, lacemaking -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Lace Piece
Part of a travelling salesman's lace samples from Plauen, East Germany, a lace making town since 13th Century.Piece cream lace used for demonstration purposeshandcrafts, lacemaking -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of lacemaking, c.1990
Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows the extensive work and volunteering conducted on site by workers after it was turned into a heritage siteColour photograph of a woman making lace while another woman watches. Dates from approximately the 1990sCatalogue number on reverse in pencil. Written on reverse in pen 'lace making Amess House c. 1990s'churchill island, photograph -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Clothing - Lace Collar
Although well-worn and somewhat damaged, this elegant lace collar is handmade and is a combination of some different styles. Bedfordshire lace, or simply Beds lace, and also known as Bedfordshire Maltese lace, was based on local lace forms traditionally produced in the English Midlands and on the Maltese lace that was developed in the early nineteenth century and on show at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851. Maltese lace, and Bedfordshire lace, are forms of guipure, bobbin lace. The Maltese lace in particular gave the Bedfordshire lace its rounded leaf patterns and in this case its delicate brides and edging. The motifs appear to have been added and are most likely to be examples of Cluny lace which is of French origin and is a heavy plaited bobbin lace which is geometric in design often with radiating wheat ears. The motifs in this lace collar bear a very strong resemblance to Carrickmacross lace which is Irish in origin and is crafted by placing first the pattern, then fine muslin through which the pattern can be seen and then stitching around the pattern and finally cutting the excess muslin away. The pattern is decorated further with needle run stitches.The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929. This lace collection was owned and contributed to by four generations of Amess women.Maltese bobbin (NGV) Bedfordshire Cluny style hand made plaited lace janet amess lace collection, lace, churchill island, amess, collar, garment, clothing, maltese, bobbin, handmade, plaited, bedfordshire cluny -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Mechlin lace, Mid 18th century
Fine old Mechlin lace used as a costume trimmingBobbin lace edging -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Textile - Lace Trim, Section
Here we have a delicate example of chemical lace which is 7.6cm x 48cm. This is an interesting method of lace making where the lace is embroidered onto a sacrificial fabric which has been treated (initially chemically treated) to dissolve in a chemical solution on completion without damaging the lace. The chemicals used were not environmentally friendly and consequently this method of lace making has developed to use water soluble base fabrics or fabrics which will disintegrate with the application of heat. A remnant of the sacrificial fabric can be seen on the top of this piece. Originally chemical lace was made on a home embroidery machine but is now also known as Schiffli Lace and made on a Schiffli machine. This machine was invented by Isaak Grobli in 1863 using the same principles as the newly invented sewing machine except that the bobbin of the sewing machine was replaced by a shuttle shaped like the hull of a sail boat, hence the name ‘schiffli’ which means ‘little boat’ in Swiss-German. The Schiffli machine uses two threads and makes a stitch similar to a closely spaced zigzag stitch on a domestic sewing machine. Over time the number of needles and shuttles increased until the present day when some machines can be up to 18 metres in length and use over a thousand needles. Previously the pattern was followed by hand using a pantograph arm where the operator followed the design pattern but the development of computer technology has meant that software designed to drive Schiffli machines can now create a wide variety of stitches and lace designs. The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929. This lace collection was owned and contributed to by three generations of Amess women - Jane, Janet and Unity (Bright - donor). Jane was wife of Samuel Amess, first Samuel Amess to own Churchill Island.Length of lace trimPackage contains note: FICCHU c1860/70 (hand made) [not associated with this item]churchill island, lace, janet amess lace collection, amess, trim -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Alencon Lace, Mid 18th Century
Fine lace used as a costume trimmingNeedle lace edging. Sample -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Buckinghamshire Point lace, 19th Century
Fine lace used as a costume trimmingBobbin lace edging. Sample -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Valenciennes lace, Mid 19th Century
Fine lace used as costume trimmingBobbin lace edging. Sample -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Alencon Lace, Mid 19th century
Fine lace used as costume trimmingFine needle lace edging -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Clothing - Lace Trim
This is a broad (6.5cm) machine made lace with an undulating garland pattern for a length of 93cm. Lace was always an expensive luxury item and was time consuming in its manufacture. With the advent of machine made net in 1809 and the eventual development of more detailed machine made lace, which by 1870 could imitate all types of handmade lace, it could be made much more quickly and in larger quantities and was therefore cheaper and more accessible to everyone. This piece resembles a fine needlepoint lace such as Alençon. The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929 Broad machine made lace trim with wavy patternchurchill island, lace, janet amess lace collection, amess, trim -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Mechlin lace, Early 18th century
Very fine old Mechlin lace used as a costume trimmingBobbin lace edging -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Le Puy Lace, Late 19th Century
A black silk lace used as a costume trimmingBobbin lace edging. Sample -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Valenciennes lace, 1st half 19th Century
Use: Fine lace used as costume trimming.Bobbin lace edging. Sample -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Honiton lace, Early 18th Century
Very fine lace used for costume trimmingBobbin lace edging. Sample -
Australian Lace Guild - Victorian Branch
Textile - Flemish lace, Early 18th century
Very fine old Flemish lace. Use - Fashion trimming or ecclesiasticalBobbin lace Flouncing -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Clothing - Lace Trim
This elegant lace is machine made with a spotted background above a floral pattern. It is reminiscent of a fine needlepoint lace. This type of lace remained popular into the 20th century being used mainly to decorate women’s clothing. Due to its open appearance it was used to embellish and be worn over clothing of a different colour.The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929Machine made lace with spotted and floral patternchurchill island, lace, janet amess lace collection, trim, amess