Guipure lace (also called "chemical lace") and, with its distinctive designs has always been one of the more precious laces. It should be used just flat or slightly pressed into a rounded shape. Otherwise, the beautiful design of the lace gets lost. Guipure lace is always used most effectively on a plain and/or contrasting ground. Most unusual and beautiful gallon (symmetrical) with 15 mm beading (for a 13 to 15 mm silk ribbon) Since Guipure lace can be cut apart safely, you can cut the beading out to obtain 2 lots of 15 mm wide lace strips. Use the broad lace for a plastron, the narrow one for the sleeves, for example.
