I was admiring a vintage dress made of "chemical" lace and I wanted to learn more about how it was made and how it differed from handmade lace. I googled around and found an explanation by eBay seller twist-in-time. She said I was welcome to share it here. She has some excellent photographs. I'm going to use my jewelry loop from now on to look at lace. For some reason I can't make the link work on this post ! http://www.ebay.com/gds/Antique-Vintage-Laces-Handmade-vs-Machine-Part-1-/10000000177669887/g.html
The link wasn't working for me, but I googled and am hoping this will work ... Code: http://www.ebay.com/gds/Antique-Vintage-Laces-Handmade-vs-Machine-Part-1-/10000000177669887/g.html ETA: It's fixed now -- thanks Amanda!