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'''Ruffs''' were a big part of [[Elizabethan clothing]]. A ruff is basically a large ...ng in size through the 1570's to the 1580's. In the 1590's some women had ruffs that were open in the front - connecting from the edge of the square neckli

...starburst patterns that are often seen in the pictures of lace collars and ruffs from this time-period. ...o in aria patterns were used in ruffs. However the curved lace edgings on ruffs would be either bobbin lace or punto in aria.

The most distinctive element of Elizabethan clothing is the [[ruff]]. Ruffs were worn around the neck or wrists and generally became larger later in th

...rd needle lace in any quantity. The larger pieces (such as the Elizabethan ruffs) were often supplemented by cheaper and quicker bobbin lace edges. Some bob