Alençon lace
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Alençon lace or point d'Alençon is a needle lace originating from the town of Alençon, France. The style is sometimes called the "Queen of lace." Lace began being manufactured in originated in Alençon in the 16th century. The local industry was promoted by Jean-Baptiste Colbert, during the reign of Louis XIV, who established a Royal Lace Workshop there, to produce a product influence by the Venetian style. This soon emerged as a unique style, directly associated with the town.
Though the style went into decline following the French Revolution, it regained prominence in the 19th century, both in France and the United Kingdom. In 1976, the National Alençon Lace Workshop was established to ensure that the lace-making techniques of the town survive.
| Lace types | |
|---|---|
| Needle: | Punto in Aria | Point de Venise | Point de France | Alençon | Argentan | Argentella | Hollie Point | Point de Gaze | Youghal | Limerick Embroidered: Reticella | Buratto | Filet/Lacis | Tambour | Teneriffe | Needlerun Net Cut Work: Broderie Anglaise | Carrickmacross |
| Bobbin: | Ancient: Antwerp | Pottenkant | Ecclesiastical | Freehand | Torchon Continental: Binche | Flanders | Mechlin | Paris | Valenciennes Point ground: Bayeux | Blonde | Bucks point | Chantilly | Tønder | Beveren | Lille Guipure: Genoese | Venetian | Bedfordshire | Cluny | Maltese Part laces: Honiton | Brugges | Brussels Tape: Milanese | Flemish | Russian | Peasant |
| Tape: | Mezzopunto | Princess | Renaissance | Romanian point |
| Knotted: | Macramé | Tatting | Armenian |
| Crocheted: | Irish crochet | Hairpin | Filet crochet |
| Knitted: | Shetland | Estonian | Icelandic | Danish | German |
| Machine-made: | Warp Knit | Leavers | Pusher | Barmen | Curtain Machine | Chemical Hand Finished: Hand-run Gimps |
