Textile

Needlerun net

Needlerun net is a family of laces created by using a needle to embroider on a net ground. Along with Tambour lace this became more popular with the advent of machine made netting. It is used in Limerick lace.

Bodice, infant's. lawn and machine made net, Tambour embroidered front panel (Limerick-type), trimmed with 35mm lace edging, bobbin, baby lace at neck and sleeves.
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Needlerun net is a family of laces created by using a needle to embroider on a net ground. Along with Tambour lace this became more popular with the advent of machine made netting. It is used in Limerick lace. 1

The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Needlerun net”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1

Needlerun net is Lace fabric, 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

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