An in-depth look at the art and glamor of lace!
author: Belle Reine High-end Customization
2025-03-24
Lace, a synonym for sexy, noble, fairy and luxury. In the world of fashion, lace always plays an indispensable role. It represents both the fineness of traditional craftsmanship and the sexiness symbol of modern fashion.
However, for those of you who are in pursuit of perfection, it is especially important to understand the types of lace, its characteristics and the differences in the production process, so as to choose a lace item that meets your taste and class. Today, let's walk into the world of lace...
Distinguish by elasticity
1, elastic lace fabrics (nylon ammonia, polyester ammonia, nylon cotton ammonia, etc.)
Lace with elasticity, the composition is mainly nylon, so you can also use nylon combustion properties to identify lace.
Because nylon is not a natural fiber, it is chemically synthesized, so if you will flame close to the lace, it is very fast speed of shrinkage and melting, shrinkage to a certain extent will immediately burn, the speed is also very fast.
2、Non-stretch lace fabrics (all nylon, all polyester, nylon cotton, polyester cotton, cotton, etc.)
Non-stretch lace fabrics are more varieties of composition ratio, generally can be divided into full polyester, full nylon, nylon cotton, polyester cotton, cotton, etc., of which full polyester, full nylon, cotton is generally dyed for a single color, nylon cotton, polyester cotton can be dyed two-color.
Non-stretch lace fabrics are more varieties of composition ratio, generally can be divided into full polyester, full nylon, nylon cotton, polyester cotton, cotton, etc., of which full polyester, full nylon, cotton is generally dyed for a single color, nylon cotton, polyester cotton can be dyed two-color.
According to the composition of the distinction
Lace is generally a variety of textile yarns mixed weaving, as few as 3 kinds, more than 10 kinds of unique weaving can be formed in an endless variety of floral patterns.
Polyester fiber
Generally polyester lace is stiff to the touch. It's easy to tell the difference when you get your hands on it.
Nylon or nylon + spandex
Nylon is much softer and has a better texture than polyester when you can tell by the feel. Plus spandex has more stretch and a smoother feel.
Cotton (Nylon/Polyester/Cotton)
The burning method is the fastest and most accurate way to tell if the fabric is the same, cotton or chemical fiber.
Note: Of course, most of the lace components raw material prices:
(low) polyester < spandex < nylon < cotton yarn (high)
(low) polyester < spandex < nylon < cotton yarn (high)
Third, according to the production process to distinguish
Water-soluble lace
Water-soluble lace is made of polyester thread or viscose filament, the lace pattern is knitted on a piece of lining paper, and when it is finished, the lining paper is dissolved by using higher temperature water, leaving only the body of the lace, that's why it's called water-soluble lace.
Compared to ordinary lace the number of stitches is more and the cost is more expensive.
Warp Knit Lace
Warp knit lace is a generic term for a category of production processes.
Non-stretch lace is generally thinner, but a little harder, if direct contact with the skin may feel a little solid. Stretchy ones like brocade lace do not.
Cotton Lace
Cotton lace is generally in the cotton lining with cotton thread embroidered in the shape of lace, and then cut off the cotton openwork made of a lace.
Cotton lace belongs to the more common type, can be seen in many clothes, the elasticity is basically the same as cotton.
Cotton lace
Cotton lace, as the name suggests, is lace made from cotton thread. Cotton lace is generally thicker and has a rougher feel due to the use of all cotton threads.
Embroidered Lace
Embroidered lace is made by embroidering lace shapes on a layer of gauze mesh with threads such as cotton or polyester, and then cutting off the outer outline. Since the backing is gauze mesh, the feel will vary depending on the hardness of the mesh, but it is generally considered that embroidered lace made of softer gauze mesh is better.
Crochet Lace
Crochet lace makes the flower pattern more delicate and three-dimensional. It is more often used in women's clothing for specific styles such as ethnic and resort styles.
Printed Lace
Lace is a printed pattern, dyed and printed on the lace fabric.
How to distinguish silk grade
Lace fabric is a kind of hollow fabric, lace fabric and jacquard fabric is a little similar. Good lace fabrics, feel smooth, not solid, poor lace fabrics, feel is astringent roughness.
Pattern, color, and firmness of lace fibers are the main technical indicators for lace selection. Weaving lace will be due to the size of the machine is different, the width of the lace will be relatively short, can not change with the width or shape.
We can judge the lace by the uniformity of the color.
Then there is the firmness of the fiber. Firmness or not directly affects the fine degree of lace workmanship, is the key to maintain the key not to break, and carefully look for the tightness of the threads can be judged by the lace good or bad.
The Complete List of Lace Fabrics
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