Karl Mayer launched a new generation of highly efficient, multibar fall-plate machines at ITMA 2015, where the productivity of the first machine in the range, the MLF 46/24, 242", was twice that of its predecessor.

As well as varying the dimensions of the motifs, the appearance of the ground can also be varied extensively. Open spider-web constructions with a jacquard look, processed with the ground and pattern bars, can be produced on the MLF 60/32 just as easily as a simple tulle ground, whose subtle, jacquard-like constructions enhance the overall effect, the company reports.

The lace fabrics shown here were produced by Erke Textile, a Turkish company founded in 2004 as Beeteks Tekstil, producing stretch powernet, embroidery grounds and tulle – all on Karl Mayer machines.

In 2014, the manufacturer extended its production capacity to incorporate jacquard raschel machines and the patterns were created by the designer, Wolfgang Häusle, who is based in Obertshausen, Karl Mayer’s hometown.

An all-over lace fabric in this series can be found in the Patterns section of the latest issue of Karl Mayer’s Kettenwirk-Praxis.