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🧻 A cloth or dish 🧵 A lace style
torchon

torchon

9.9
A kind of handmade lace with simple shapes and braided edges
  • noun
  • /ˈtɔrʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : encaje torchon
  • She displayed a beautiful torchon lace doily she had made by hand.

Examples

  • The museum's textile collection includes several pieces of antique torchon lace.

  • Learning to create torchon requires patience and attention to geometric detail.

  • Look at this beautiful torchon!

  • This torchon is lovely.

  • The artisan crafted an intricate torchon lace that showcased elegant geometric patterns.

  • At the exhibition, visitors admired a variety of torchon pieces made by skilled lace makers.

  • She is learning how to make torchon lace, which involves creating detailed designs on a pillow.

Synonyms

bobbin lace
vstorchon
  • Specialized
1 9.1

A handmade decorative cloth made by twisting thread wound on small wooden spools around pins on a pillow

is a narrower style within that technique with plain patterns and braided borders
pillow lace
vstorchon
  • Specialized
9.9

Decorative cloth made by twisting and braiding thread on a cushion marked with pins

is a specific style within this method with simple geometric patterns and braided edges

Surface Forms

torchon singular
torchons plural

Etymology

Torchon for lace takes its name from the same French word for a 'cloth', because the lace uses simple, strong patterns and twisted threads that make a braided edge. That's why torchon lace looks plain and sturdy, like a woven cloth.