_Seville._--Variety of torchon.

_Spanish Lace._--A comprehensive term. Convent-made,
needlepoint lace. Cut drawnwork effects, also
convent-made. Needlepoint lace in large squares. Black
silk lace in floral designs.

_Spanish Point._--Ancient embroidery of gold, silver,
and silk passementerie.

_Swiss Lace._--Swiss embroidered net in imitation of
Brussels.

_Tambour._--Variety of Limerick.

_Tape Lace._--Hand-made needle lace, similar to
Renaissance.

_Thread Lace._--Made of linen thread, as distinguished
from cotton and silk laces.

_Torchon._--Coarse, open bobbin lace of stout but
loosely twisted thread in very simple patterns. Much
seen in imitations, usually in narrow widths.

_Van Dyke Points._--Applied to laces with a border made
in large points.

_Valenciennes._--Commonly called Val. Bobbin lace, seen
mostly in cheap insertions and in the form of narrow
edgings.

_Venetian Point._--Point de Venise. Needlepoint lace in
floral pattern with the designs very close together and
connected by brides ornamented with picots.

_Wood Fiber._--Applied to all laces made of wood silk.

_Yak._--Machine-made worsted lace. Used for trimming for
shawls, petticoats, and undergarments.

_Youghal._--Needlepoint lace of coarse thread, made
exclusively in Ireland.

_Ypres._--Bobbin lace, somewhat coarser than Val.

CHAPTER XIV

COTTON FABRICS[16]

=Albatross.= Cotton albatross cloth is a fabric made in imitation of a
worsted fabric of the same name. It has a fleecy surface. The name is
taken from the bird whose downy breast the finish of the fabric
resembles. The warp is usually 28s cotton, the filling 36s cotton. It
is a plain weave. Filling and warp count 48 picks per inch. The goods
are finished by being burled, sheared, washed, singed, dyed, rinsed,
dried, and pressed, care being taken not to press too hard. Sometimes
singeing is omitted. Albatross cloth is generally in white, black, or
solid colors. It is not often printed. It is light in weight, and is
used for dress goods.

=Awning.= A cotton cloth used as a cover to shelter from sun rays.

=Batiste.= Batiste is of French origin, and is a light, transparent
cloth, made from a fine quality of combed cotton yarn. There is a
gradual variation in quality ranging from a comparatively coarse to a
very fine fabric. The variet