<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">machine lace</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31402335</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:48:11</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">lace, machine</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to imitations of hand-made lace created by machines. The term may also refer to lace that is worked by hand on top of machine-made netting. The latter was produced in England beginning in the 1770s. Early machine-made netting is often characterized by looped stitches, which tend to run; machine-made netting dating after 1808 may be characterized by an imitation of the simple twist of Lille lace. Machine-made nets may be decorated by machine with chain stitching or needle-run patterns. Machine lace dating to the 1840s or later may imitate bobbin lace. Machine laces are generally characterized by a lack of the clearly woven structure of bobbin lace. ]]></dc:description></metadata>