<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31402335</termId><termName>machine lace</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![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. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:48:11</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31402336</termId><termName>lace, machine</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31360670</termId><termName>lace</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>NT</relationType><termId>31431937</termId><termName>Nottingham lace</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>NT</relationType><termId>31431939</termId><termName>Limerick lace</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>