<?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">chemical lace</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>lace</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>lace, chemical</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to imitations of hand-made lace created by embroidering designs in cotton on a silk ground; the silk is then burned away with chlorine or caustic soda. Imitation lace produced by this method first appeared in the late 19th century.  Chemical lace often appears  similar to Venetian lace, but is distinguished because it lacks the buttonhole stitches of hand-made lace. ]]></note></mads>