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What (who) is guipure - definition
TYPE OF BOBBIN LACE IN WHICH MOTIFS ARE CONNECTED BY BARS OR PLAITS
Guipure lace
guipure
[g?'pj??]
¦ noun heavy lace consisting of embroidered motifs held together by large connecting stitches.
Origin
C19: from Fr., from guiper 'cover with silk'.
Guipure
·noun A term used for lace of different kinds; most properly for a lace of large pattern and heavy material which has no ground or mesh, but has the pattern held together by connecting threads called bars or brides.
Guipure
Guipure lace is a type of bobbin lace. It connects the motifs with bars or plaits rather than net or mesh.
Wikipedia
Guipure
Guipure lace is a type of bobbin lace. It connects the motifs with bars or plaits rather than net or mesh.
Guipure is a French word. It used to describe lace which has a gimp or thicker thread to outline the pattern, but this is no longer used.
Genoese lace was a guipure lace. Genoese lacemakers went to Malta to found the style of Maltese lace. This later inspired the style of English lace known as Bedfordshire lace.
Another guipure lace is Cluny lace, which originated in France, but spread elsewhere, such as the English lacemaking areas.
