The tradition & historical record
1 min read · 2 sourcesGuipure 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. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Guipure”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
guipure is type of bobbin lace in which motifs are connected by bars or plaits, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
The source record links this tradition to 3 external registers, which can be verified through the citation. 2