<?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">lacemaker&apos;s cushions</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>bobbin lace</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>needleworking equipment</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>textile fabricating tools and equipment</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>bobbin lace pillow</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>lacemaker&apos;s cushion</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Small pillows or cushions, commonly designed to rest on a user's knee, utilized as a stable surface to facilitate the fabrication of handmade bobbin lace. After outlining a lace design onto the pillow/cushion with pins, the user draws and interlaces thread around the pins using the pillow/cushion as support. ]]></note></mads>