<?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">Torchon lace</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>bobbin lace</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>lace, Torchon</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>torchon</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to a bobbin-made lace that is characerized by simple geometric patterns and relatively coarse designs. It typically made by peasants in many European countries; it is noted as one of the mainstays of the lace makers of the Austrian Tirol and as the type of lace on which apprentices generally begin learning lace-making. ]]></note></mads>