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lace
lace patterned openwork fabric made by plaiting, knotting, looping, or twisting. The finest lace is made from linen thread. Handmade laces include needlepoint and bobbin lace, tatting, crochet work , and some fabrics made by netting and darning. Varieties of Lace Laces, often named for their... Read more |
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needlework
needlework work done with a needle, either plain sewing, mending, or ornamental work such as embroidery , quilting , smocking, hemstitching, fagoting, some kinds of lace making (see lace ), patchwork, and appliqué. Knitting , crocheting (see crochet work ), netting, and tatting are also... Read more |
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Queen Annes lace
Queen Anne's lace or wild carrot, herb ( Daucus carota ) of the family Umbelliferae ( carrot family), native to the Old World but naturalized and often weedy throughout North America. Similar in appearance to the cultivated carrot (which is believed to have been derived from this plant), it... Read more |
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Hats
Caps Small white caps made of linen or cotton and edged with lace were quite popular among women and young girls during the early eighteenth century. Two fashionable styles were a mobcap, which covered the head with a puffed white crown bordered by a lace edge, and a round-eared cap, which... Read more |
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Alpine Lace Brands Inc
Alpine Lace Brands, Inc. 111 Dunnell RoadMaplewood, New Jersey 07040U.S.A.(201) 378-8600Fax: (201) 378-8887Web site: http://www.alpinelace.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1986Employees: 127Sales: $145.0 million (1995)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQSICs: 2022 Cheese, Natural, Processed &... Read more |
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Jim Jones
Jim Jones 1931-78, American religious leader, b. Lynn, Indiana. An influential Indianapolis preacher since the 1950s, Jones formed the People's Temple (1955), which he eventually moved to Ukiah, Calif. (1967) and then San Francisco (1971). After Jones became the subject of criminal investigations,... Read more |
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Ilkeston
Ilkeston , town (1991 pop. 34,683), Derbyshire, central England. Iron and coal mines lie to the south. Rayon, lace, hosiery, and iron goods are manufactured. Ilkeston is mentioned in the Domesday Book . Eastwood, a nearby mining village, is the birthplace of D. H. Lawrence , and many of his novels... Read more |
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clew
clew. 1. In a fore-and-aft rig, the lower aftermost corner of the sail; in a square-rigged ship, the two lower corners of the square sail. In cases where sails on a fore-and-aft rig are not normally laced to a boom, such as jibs, staysails, etc., it is the corner of the sail to which the sheet is... Read more |
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Shoelace
Shoelace Background It is understand how important shoes are for protecting feet from hazards and weather, and proper fit is necessary to maximize protection and comfort for the shoe's wearer. The shoelace is one way to ensure the proper fit, and a simple pair of laces,... Read more |
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bobbin
bobbin implement on which thread is wound, used in sewing, spinning, weaving, and lace making. Sometimes the wooden spools of sewing thread are called bobbins. The bobbin of a sewing machine is a metal cylinder, with a flange at each end, on which the lower thread is wound to be carried through the... Read more |
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Helen Hayes Theatre
...1938) with Robert Morley, and Kesselring's Arsenic and Old Lace (1941). A play on the Negro problem, Deep are the Roots...Mary, Mary started a three-year run, to be followed by the same author's Poor Richard (1964). An adaptation of Muriel Spark... |
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kayak
...the boat into which the kayaker, also dressed in sealskin, laces himself to prevent the entry of water. It is propelled by a...language. However, this seems unlikely as the name is the same in all Inuit and Greenland dialects.Kayaks made of GRP are... |
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Casino Theatre
...opened in 1882 with a performance of Strauss's The Queen's Lace Handkerchief. It was the brainchild of Rudolph Aronson, who originally...Casino, taken over by the young Shuberts, was booked in the same way as other theatres. Among its hits were Florodora (1900... |
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musicianship and other finger skills
...only slight practice thereafter. Thus children learn to tie laces at first with difficulty but later the procedure can be repeated easily. Learning to tie a...whereas in the human hand the arrangements remain basically the same. The capabilities of the horse, cow, and pig, are inevitably... |
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Thorndike, Dame (Agnes) Sybil
...in Priestley's Time and the Conways in 1938. Later in the same year London audiences saw one of her most memorable performances...stage in 1966 in a revival of Kesselring's Arsenic and Old Lace with Casson and Athene Seyler.Her brother (Arthur) Russell... |
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tie
...form (a string, ribbon, or lace) into a knot or bow: Rick bent...3. [intr.] achieve the same score or ranking as another competitor...above or below two notes of the same pitch indicating that they are...competitors or teams have the same score or ranking; a ... |
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Lace from the Victoria and Albert Museum.(Book review)
...lace details better than most lace books. Browne includes references...interested in fiber content of laces since Angharad Rixon's (2002...sixteenth and seventeenth-century lace yarns. Using polarized light...Gale and I also have found the ... |
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Lace invites romance into home
Lace is a big part of today...inspired by the classic laces of the Irish, Swiss...several ways to accent with lace. Lace curtains, tablecloths...the solid fabric for the same effect. Trim them with...Kinney that includes some ... |
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Lace maker's handiwork becomes life's love
...lacemaker. She created the lace on the bonnet she is wearing...hand in relatively the same position for hours as...have 1 1/2 inches of lace. At the end of an hour...to make torchon bobbin lace for a bride's garter...do tatting during the ... |
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U-Lace Launches Custom Sneaker Laces in the U.S.
...at http://www.u-lace.com and soon within...the stretchy, pop-in laces are available in 24 colors...design combinations. U-Lace products are available...patterns, but now with U-Lace's versatile design...a-kind look in the same amount of time ... |
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Scranton Lace Co. still big player in Nottingham lace
...and the desire for Nottingham lace grew so quickly that the English...worldwide demand. The Scranton Lace Co. used authentic Nottingham...manufactured specifically for Scranton Lace. These looms are the largest...weave Nottingham lace using the ... |
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Staying in the laces. (athletic shoes' laces)
...The company also makes boot laces and wax laces for high-end men's dress...which like minibungee cords lace up in nearly the same ways as tradition shoelaces but...Rosenblood started selling his laces last July and in the first year... |
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Solstiss: fashion's lace machine. (Textiles & Trade).(Company Profile)
...Although when it comes to fine lace, it's what Paris is to haute...finest chantilly to a guipure. Lace, by its nature, is very classic...couture and designer clientele. Lace is now everywhere, from Madison...It's made in France on the same machines," he ... |
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Fall tights sport lace and fishnet. (women's hosiery)
FALL TIGHTS SPORT LACE AND FISHNET NEW YORK -- Lace and fishnet looks are a big part...Subtle and delicate looking" lace patterns that can be dressed up or...000 dozen pairs of socks with the same pattern have been ordered. Colors... |
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A new age of innocence for lace
...couture designers would think of lace as a precious fabric redolent...simple childhood memories of lace. Christian Lacroix recalled the traditional lace fichu shoulder scarf worn by...erotic and sensual, yet at the same time protective. ... |
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Tying your laces? It's as easy as; Professor's less-than-helpful tip for...
...goes straight down, then the lace above it must cross over to...hole, at least one end of the lace must go horizontally or diagonally...that, although it uses less lace, h i s favoured method may...however we choose to do our laces - most of us finish off by ... |
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