Tulle
Tulle is a lace with continuous threads, ie that is been made from top to bottom. The lace is made on a grid of 60° or 52°. Because mostly thin yarn is used and only two threads cross above the pin, the lace looks airy. Moreover, cotton is usually used so that the lace is not stiff, btu it is very nice if the lace is wide and attached spacious to cloth.
Tulle is a collective name for various lace made in different regions. The Chantilly and Blonde are a few tulle laces from France, both with very specific characteristics.
In England we also know 2 tulle laces, namely the Buckinghamshire and Dowton lace. These two are difficult to distinguish. You should really study on this. One of the differences which are only seen during the making of the lace, is that the selvedge of Buckinghamshire is on the righthand side and of the Dowton lace on the lefthand side. The latter is very unusual for an English lace. Because this is common in mainland Europe, it coulde be that the lace industry here has been established by French or Flemish, or on the mainland educated lacemakers .
Another difference is the pillows and bobbins used. In Buckinghamshire, the pillows are flat and the bobbins made heavier with beads. In Dowton bolster pillows are used and bobbins, which look like Honiton bobbins and not made heavier with beads.
A third tulle lace that I wish to mention is the Tønder lace. This was made around the place Tønder in Denmark. One difference with the other tulle laces is the selvedge, which is made in a slightly different manner.
