Point de Gaze (sometimes Point de Gauze) is a needle lace from Belgium named for the gauze-like appearance of the mesh ground. It was made from the early to mid 1800s to sometime between 1914 and the 1930s.
Point de Gaze
Point de Gaze Jabot, 19th century, Brussels, Belgium
The word lace is from Middle English, from Old French las, noose, string, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, from Latin laqueus, noose; probably akin to lacere, to entice, ensnare.[1] This type of lace takes its name from the fact that its ground mesh is very loose.[2]: 87 At one time, the French names of bobbin and needle laces were preceded by the word "point."[2]: 86
Characteristicsedit
Point de Gaze is made of open, twisted buttonhole stitches[3] of very fine thread.[4] The buttonholes connect through each other, yielding a light, gauze-like ground fabric. This type of lace uses floral designs,[4] with both garden and wild flowers evident.[5]: 151 Also found are ferns and leaves. These floral designs frequently included borders, scrolls, and other non-floral elements.[5]: 151 Either cotton or linen thread can be used to make it. It was used to make clothing (dresses, shawls, and flounces) as well as accessories, such as handkerchiefs, parasols, and fans.[2]: 87
Origins and historyedit
Point de Gaze lace handkerchief, 19th century Flanders
Point de Gaze is a type of needlepoint lace that originated in the area of Brussels, Belgium. It was constructed from the middle of the 19th century until approximately the start of World War I in 1914[5]: 149 or until the 1930s.[4] One source indicates that its manufacture started earlier, in the 1830s.[2]: 87
The Schiffli machine, which used net to mimic the gauze-like texture, was able to imitate the production of hand-made Point de Gaze lace.[4]
Referencesedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Point de gaze.
point, gaze, sometimes, point, gauze, needle, lace, from, belgium, named, gauze, like, appearance, mesh, ground, made, from, early, 1800s, sometime, between, 1914, 1930s, jabot, 19th, century, brussels, belgiumtypelaceproduction, methodneedle, laceproduction, . Point de Gaze sometimes Point de Gauze is a needle lace from Belgium named for the gauze like appearance of the mesh ground It was made from the early to mid 1800s to sometime between 1914 and the 1930s Point de GazePoint de Gaze Jabot 19th century Brussels BelgiumTypeLaceProduction methodNeedle laceProduction processCraft productionPlace of originBrussels BelgiumIntroduced19th century Contents 1 Etymology 2 Characteristics 3 Origins and history 4 ReferencesEtymology editThe word lace is from Middle English from Old French las noose string from Vulgar Latin laceum from Latin laqueus noose probably akin to lacere to entice ensnare 1 This type of lace takes its name from the fact that its ground mesh is very loose 2 87 At one time the French names of bobbin and needle laces were preceded by the word point 2 86 Characteristics editPoint de Gaze is made of open twisted buttonhole stitches 3 of very fine thread 4 The buttonholes connect through each other yielding a light gauze like ground fabric This type of lace uses floral designs 4 with both garden and wild flowers evident 5 151 Also found are ferns and leaves These floral designs frequently included borders scrolls and other non floral elements 5 151 Either cotton or linen thread can be used to make it It was used to make clothing dresses shawls and flounces as well as accessories such as handkerchiefs parasols and fans 2 87 Origins and history edit nbsp Point de Gaze lace handkerchief 19th century FlandersPoint de Gaze is a type of needlepoint lace that originated in the area of Brussels Belgium It was constructed from the middle of the 19th century until approximately the start of World War I in 1914 5 149 or until the 1930s 4 One source indicates that its manufacture started earlier in the 1830s 2 87 The Schiffli machine which used net to mimic the gauze like texture was able to imitate the production of hand made Point de Gaze lace 4 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Point de gaze Show election Lace Retrieved 2012 05 23 a b c d Bath Virginia Churchill 1979 Lace Harmondsworth Eng Penguin Books ISBN 0 14 046378 X OCLC 4494296 Stillwell Alexandra 1996 Cassell illustrated dictionary of lacemaking London Cassell p 164 ISBN 0 304 34145 2 OCLC 34597563 a b c d Earnshaw Pat 1999 A dictionary of lace Mineola NY Dover p 131 ISBN 0 486 40482 X OCLC 41518399 a b c Gwynne Judyth L 1997 The illustrated dictionary of lace Berkeley Calif LACIS Publications ISBN 0 916896 86 2 OCLC 40896024 nbsp This textile arts article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Point de Gaze amp oldid 1193850830, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
