Machine made "Chemical" lace edging. Cotton thread embroidered onto a base fabric which is later dissolved away.

Machine embroidered net lace. Wide band.

This lace is similar in appearance to Genoese collar laces but the thread is much finer and the lace softer. At the time it would have been an expensive fashionable lace trimming. This particular piece was borrowed and used as an illustration in Pat Earnshaw's book "The identification of Lace"Flemish lace edging attached to a piece of black fabric.

Machine made muslin applique Fichu. Muslin appliqued onto machine made net using machine chain stitch.

Flouncing - costume trim.Embroidered net. Flounce of machine made net with floral design worked in chain stitch. Could possibly be handmade but is more likely to be machine made.

Flouncing - costume trimmingCarrickmacross flounce - muslin applique on machine made net. Handmade including some embroidered net fillings and some guipure sections. The inclusion of embroidered flowers is rather unusual.

Machine knitted lace shawl

Belonged to Mrs Calder Oliver (Donor's mother)Bobbin lace. Large bertha collar of Maltese lace.

Fashion accessory. Home made or hobby lace. Belonged to Mrs Calder Oliver (donor's mother)Tape lace dress front. Machine made tapes with needle made fillings

Machine made lace imitating Torchon bobbin lace. Insertion. Costume trimming

Machine made lace imitating Torchon bobbin lace. Insertion - costume trimming

Chemical lace. The design was machine embroidered onto a base fabric which was then chemically dissolved away.Collar with standing neck edge.

Belonged to Mrs Calder Oliver (donor's mother)Bobbin lace. A large Maltese lace collar.

Machine embroidered net scarf

Fashion accessoryTape lace collar. Machine made tapes with needle made filling stitches.

Fashion accessory.A collar of machine made lace imitating Carrickmacross. Machine muslin applique motifs on the body of the collar with Chemical lace motifs on the points.

Fashion accessory. Collar of Machine made tapes with needle made filling stitches.

Home made or hobby laceHandkerchief Machine made tape with needle made filling stitches

A Guipure lace, having a bar background. Fashion item. Costume trimmingBobbin lace edging. Sample

Double tiered Jabot with crochet edging

Costume trimming. Probably machine madeEdging. Cut edge is irregular

The roses show typical tiered petals. (Detail photo shows front and reverse of rose)Irregular shaped piece of Brussels mixed lace. Duchesse type Brussels bobbin lace with Brussels Point de Gaze needlelace inserts. Reclaimed from a much larger damaged piece.

This cloth belonged to Anna Sptiz (the donor's mother in law) and was part of her trousseau in the late 1800s.Mixed lace cloth with cutwork and insertions of Needlelace and of Filet. There is a border of Cluny style bobbin lace.

Use: Large silk collar. Fashion item.Bobbin lace collar

Use: domestic. household trimmingBobbin lace edging. sample

Use: Fashion item. Possibly ecclesiastic.Bobbin lace with needle made ground.

Use: Domestic. Household trimmingBobbin lace edging

Use: Domestic. FashionLeft hand fingerless mitten

Use: Domestic5 sided tatted mat