This net fabric covered with embroidered lace collars shows how embellishments like this can be made in large numbers for the clothing industry. They are made with a multihead embroidery machine which acts like several sewing machines joined together. The net base is stretched on a frame and can be moved automatically from side to side or back and forth as the embroidery progresses
The machine
includes a number of heads which contain the needles. Each needle has its own
supply of thread so different colours or types of thread can be used in each
one. In this case a thicker glossier thread has been used in one needle to outline
and highlight parts of the design in the same way a gimp thread would be used
in handmade lace.
These collars
have been designed to use in pairs as the front edge is longer than the back so
they would fit round the neck with the smaller edge at the back of the garment.
Once the embroidered fabric is removed from the machine the excess net
separating the individual collars is cut away carefully leaving the shaped collar.
Any loose threads at the beginning and end of the embroidery also tend to be
cut off as the backing net is removed. The lace can then be attached straight
on to the neck of a garment. The thicker outlining thread will ensure that the collar
retains its shape and doesn’t fray as well as providing a slightly scalloped
edging to the design. The whole process is a fast and economic way of producing lace clothing for the mass market.
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