<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">machine lace</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>Nottingham lace</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Limerick lace</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>lace</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>lace, machine</topic></variant> <note 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. ]]></note></mads>