laceworks
Intricate threaded patterns
Laceworks refers to objects or designs made of lace, or things resembling lace in their delicate, openwork patterns.
The term often appears in descriptions of architecture, nature, or decorative arts where intricate, web-like structures are prominent: the laceworks of frost on the window, Gothic laceworks in stone.
A laceworks can also be a factory where lace is manufactured.
Shuttle-based lace making
- bobbinSmall cylindrical thread holder
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- threadFiber for stitching
- doiliesOrnamental table mats
edging · insertions · handmade · crochet · filet · netting · shuttles · patterns
Objects shaped from heated metal
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- balconiesRaised exterior platforms
- railingsProtective horizontal bars
- fretworkInterlocking ornamental design
decorative · wrought · scrollwork · ornate · tracery · metalwork · grilles · screens
Thin ice coating
- ice crystalsSolid water formations
- spiderwebsSilk structures for catching prey
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- lichenSymbiotic rock dweller
fenestrated · skeletal · delicate · intricate · patterns · formations · branching · networks
tatting
Shuttle-based lace making
doilies · edging · insertions · handmade · crochet · filet · netting · shuttles · patterns · pillow
ironwork
Objects shaped from heated metal
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- balconiesRaised exterior platforms
- railingsProtective horizontal bars
fretwork · decorative · wrought · scrollwork · ornate · tracery · metalwork · grilles · screens · lattice
frost
Thin ice coating
- ice crystalsSolid water formations
- spiderwebsSilk structures for catching prey
- coralMarine skeletal formation
lichen · fenestrated · skeletal · delicate · intricate · patterns · formations · branching · networks · gossamer
fabric
Woven or knit material
embellishment · wedding · veils · collars · cuffs · lingerie · tablecloths · curtains · mantillas · antimacassars