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Calais Val
Type of Valenciennes lace with a round mesh. Usually made of heavier threads and in wider widths than conventional...
Fur
The term fur refers to the fine, soft body hair of non-human mammals.
True fur comes from animals where the coat consists of short ground hair and long guard hair. Fur served as an important source...
Abrasion Mark
An area of localised wear characterised by the presence of excessive surface hairyness or denuded fibre and caused by chafing by, or by oblique impact with, a hard or rough...
Decal Comanie
An old form of lithographic printing, for embroidery transfers. The design was transferred from the tissue paper on which it was printed, usually by ironing. Thick enamel-like pigments were employed....