_Spanish Point._--Ancient embroidery of gold, silver, and silk passementerie.
_Swiss Lace._--Swiss embroidered net in imitation of Brussels.
_Tape Lace._--Hand-made needle lace, similar to Renaissance.
_Thread Lace._--Made of linen thread, as distinguished from cotton and silk laces.
_Torchon._--Coarse, open bobbin lace of stout but loosely twisted thread in very simple patterns. Much seen in imitations, usually in narrow widths.
_Van Dyke Points._--Applied to laces with a border made in large points.
_Valenciennes._--Commonly called Val. Bobbin lace, seen mostly in cheap insertions and in the form of narrow edgings.
_Venetian Point._--Point de Venise. Needlepoint lace in floral pattern with the designs very close together and connected by brides ornamented with picots.
_Wood Fiber._--Applied to all laces made of wood silk.
_Yak._--Machine-made worsted lace. Used for trimming for shawls, petticoats, and undergarments.
_Youghal._--Needlepoint lace of coarse thread, made exclusively in Ireland.
_Ypres._--Bobbin lace, somewhat coarser than Val.
=Albatross.= Cotton albatross cloth is a fabric made in imitation of a worsted fabric of the same name. It has a fleecy surface. The name is taken from the bird whose downy breast the finish of the fabric resembles. The warp is usually 28s cotton, the filling 36s cotton. It is a plain weave. Filling and warp count 48 picks per inch. The goods are finished by being burled, sheared, washed, singed, dyed, rinsed, dried, and pressed, care being taken not to press too hard. Sometimes singeing is omitted. Albatross cloth is generally in white, black, or solid colors. It is not often printed. It is light in weight, and is used for dress goods.
=Awning.= A cotton cloth used as a cover to shelter from sun rays.
=Batiste.= Batiste is of French origin, and is a light, transparent cloth, made from a fine quality of combed cotton yarn. There is a gradual variation in quality ranging from a comparatively coarse to a very fine fabric. The variety of qualities will suggest some idea of the utility of the fabric. Its uses are even more varied than are the qualities. The finer grades are used for dress goods and all kinds of lingerie for summer wear, etc., while the cheaper grades are used for linings in washable and unwashable shirt waists. Batiste is woven in the gray, that is, with yarn direct from the spinning frame, with the exception that the warp yarn is well sized, in order to stand better the strain to which it is subjected during the weaving process.