What is the difference between lace and guipure?

Lace and guipure fabrics are among the most popular and beautiful fabrics used for sewing clothes. These two fabrics look very similar and often people without expertise confuse these two fabrics with each other due to their similarity in appearance. In general, both lace and guipure fabric are made from silk fibers, however, lace is produced directly by weaving machines, while guipure is woven by hand and traditionally.
Also, lace fabric is more woolly than guipure. which forms it in a set of intertwined fibers. Since the guipure fabric is hand woven, this fabric has different texture tops, which is not present in the lace fabric. Due to the special elegance and beauty of lace and guipure, these two fabrics have found the most use in sewing formal dresses such as wedding dresses, engagement dresses, etc. However, some dresses work well with guipure, while others are better suited with lace. In this article, we are going to examine the difference between lace and guipure.

Lace is one of the delicate and beautiful fabrics that is woven from linen or silk threads. This fabric is woven by machine or by hand and various materials such as linen, silk, gold or silver are used for its texture. However, most lace is woven with cotton thread.

Lace fabric is sold in three types of embossing, worked and unworked, and worked lace fabric is decorated with tapestry, stones, pearls, etc. It adds to the elegance and is designed in different ways. Among the advantages of this fabric, we can mention its high durability, practicality for sewing dresses, the texture of stylish and different designs, reasonable price, use as a garment, etc.

Guipure is one of the most popular and beautiful fabrics that is made with silk and cotton fibers. This fabric is produced without a lace background and in a higher thickness and is used for sewing formal and elegant dresses. With the use of guipure fabric, you can prepare formal clothes with a stylish appearance. The guipure fabric has the protrusions of flowers and does not have a lace background. In guipure fabric, there is more free space than lace fabric and due to the lack of lace background, this fabric has a formal and formal look.
This fabric is more suitable for parties, engagements and weddings and because Various and beautiful designs are not specific to a certain age group. In addition, fashion designers often use guipure to design and decorate stylish and attractive clothes. However, it needs a primer for fuller coverage. Guipure fabric is a fabric that exudes royal splendor and brings a feeling of full of vitality. The advantages of guipure fabric include keeping the body cool, high durability and reasonable price.

The prominent flowers in the lace fabric can be seen in the form of woven net, while in the guipure fabric, there is no lace background and prominent flowers, and the flowers are connected to each other completely separately, this fabric can also be appliquéd. About 90% of the lace fabric is net, but in some special cases, this ratio changes. One of the uses of lace fabric is sewing wedding dresses. These dresses are more expensive compared to other dresses because of the beauty and flourish of lace fabric.

However, guipure fabrics are cheaper compared to lace because of the type of texture and cotton fibers in them. To recognize lace in a wedding dress, you can see the background lace well because in guipure fabric, there is no lace background and it is directly connected to the lining.

The difference between lace fabric and guipure fabric is in their use. Lace fabric is usually used to design wedding dresses, engagement dresses, and formal dresses. In addition to this texture, the design and patterns on the nets are large. This fabric is also used as a work cost. The background of the lace fabric is simple and the shapes and designs on it are prominent. Another difference between guipure fabric and lace is that guipure fabric does not have lace and prominent flowers. Also, guipure fabric is mostly used for formal dresses. Of course, it should be noted that guipure fabric is also used to prepare wedding and engagement dresses.

Due to their relatively high durability, lace fabrics will not face any particular problem in washing and ironing, but we must be careful about the water temperature, ironing and special care of a lace fabric. In other words, we must protect this type of fabric from high heat when washing. But it seems that washing guipure fabrics is simple, and there is no special trick or problem.

Seeing the type of guipure fabric, do not overheat the water and wash it with a washing machine. Of course, guipure fabric does not need to be ironed. As a result, to care for lace and guipure fabrics, you should pay attention to the correct temperatures for washing and ironing, avoid high heat and clean them regularly. With these simple measures, you can use these fabrics for a long time and maintain their beauty.

The difference between lace and guipure is very different in the way of sewing, and special tricks are needed to sew them. For example, lace fabric should be sewn with more delicacy and precision. Therefore, it is suggested to get help from an expert in these fields to sew each of these fabrics.