Tulle was produced in large qualities from the late eighteenth century in Nottingham and surroundings, in the main because of the mechanical innovations of the tulle weaving machine by Lindley, Heathcoat and Leavers,
During most of the nineteenth century, and later, tulle is actually bobbinet, which was invented in Britain in the early nineteenth century. Bobbinet is made by wrapping the weft thread around the warp thread in order to create a strong hexagonal design that does not twist or fall out of shape, because the wrapped threads remain in a state of tension.
Digital source of illustration (retrieved 27th June 2016).
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