Threads of Power: Lace from the Textilmuseum St. Gallen, part 2, an interview with Michele Majer and Emma Cormack
Dressed: The History of Fashion
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How Did the Fashion Industry Initially React to Machine Made Lace?
Chemical lace is made by dissolving the base fabric onto which these motifs have been embroidered. By the turn of the 20th century, machines and this process can really replicate almost any kind of lace. So how did fashion react at that time? Faster and cheaper, of course.
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