a large, loomlike machine for embroidering textiles and working patterns in lace.

What does schiffli means?

: a complex power machine for working embroidery designs and lace patterns on textiles schiffli embroidery.

What is Schiffli fabric?

Chemical lace (sometimes referred to as Schiffli lace) is a form of machine-made lace. This method of lace-making is done by embroidering a pattern on a sacrificial fabric that has been chemically treated so as to disintegrate after the pattern has been created. Schiffli machines came into use in the late 19th century.