What is lace? What is the material of lace?

Lace is an exotic product. Mesh structure, first hand-woven by crochet. Europeans and Americans use women's clothes, especially evening dresses and wedding dresses. In the 18th century, the cuffs, lapels and socks were also widely used by European court and aristocratic men.

Lace uses nylon, polyester, cotton and rayon as main raw materials. If it is supplemented with spandex or elastic yarn, elasticity can be obtained.

(1) nylon (or polyester)+spandex: common elastic lace

(2) nylon+polyester+(spandex): it can be made into two-color lace, which is made by dyeing nylon and polyester in different colors.

(3) All-polyester (or all-nylon): It can be divided into monofilaments and filaments, and monofilaments are mostly used in wedding dresses; Filaments can imitate the effect of cotton.

(4) nylon (polyester)+cotton: it can be made into a different color effect at the bottom of the flower.

Lace is made of 1% polyester or half polyester and half cotton. Try not to put it in the washing machine for cleaning. Good lace needs to be washed by hand or taken to a professional dry cleaner. When cleaning lace, use mild soap or special detergent for cleaning delicate textiles. Before cleaning, put the towel in the pool first, and then pick up the lace with the towel after washing, which can prevent the lace from being accidentally broken. Wrap wet lace in a towel to absorb water, and then lay them flat on the table to dry naturally.

Extended information

Lace first appeared in the United States. The production of lace is a very complicated process, which is made of silk thread or yarn according to a certain pattern, unlike some traditional lace in China, which is hooked or embroidered. When making, it is necessary to put silk thread on small shuttles, each of which is only the size of a thumb. A less complicated pattern needs dozens or hundreds of such shuttles, and a larger pattern needs hundreds of shuttles. When making, put the pattern on the bottom, and make it by different weaving, knotting and winding methods according to the pattern.

It takes a skilled woman worker a month or more to finish a less complicated pattern. Because the knitting techniques vary from person to person, lace works are generally done by one person independently, so each lace is unique. Usually, lace should be dyed after knitting, while advanced lace should be yarn dyed first. These hand-made lace are used in some high-end fashions or royal household items, which are rarely seen by ordinary people.

Lace products take the exquisite route and adopt the global limited production method. Every batch of lace products must be registered and sold out, so they will never be produced again. Therefore, they are favored by nobles abroad. The so-called "lace" used in clothing refers to all kinds of lace, mostly produced by machines.

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