Arras lace refers to a form of pure white

bobbin lace Bobbin lace is a lace textile made by braiding and twisting lengths of thread, which are wound on bobbins to manage them. As the work progresses, the weaving is held in place with pins set in a lace pillow, the placement of the pins usually de ...

that was made at

Arras Arras ( , ; pcd, Aro; historical nl, Atrecht ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department, which forms part of the regions of France, region of Hauts-de-France; before the regions of France#Reform and mergers of ...

, France, from the 17th to 19th centuries. It is similar to, but stronger than

Lille lace Lille lace was a type of bobbin lace that was made at Lille, also known as Rijsel. It was a lightweight lace popular in the eighteenth century in both black and white. It lacked the rich designs of Valenciennes lace. Its quality declined after ...

. Arras also produced gold lace and a lightweight lace called mignonette.Arras lace
Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 7 June 2012 ''Orris'' is another term for gold or silver bobbin lace, derived from the word Arras. The lace of Arras reached its peak during 1804 to 1812 and then declined. In 1851, there were 8,000 lace-makers in a radius of eight miles round the city. By 1881, only one house was making a speciality of the old patterns.

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