History of Lace

A comprehensive survey of lace and related needlework documents technical methods, stylistic types, and the craft's regional histories across Europe and beyond. Beginning with foundational needlework and cut-work techniques, it explains bobbin and needle laces, reticella, guipure and machine-made net, then proceeds to country-by-country studies—Italy, the Mediterranean, Iberia, Flanders, France, the Low Countries, England, Scotland, Ireland and others—followed by chapters on manufactories, local industries, smuggling, and production methods. The work includes many illustrations, a glossary and appendix, and combines practical descriptions of stitches and patterns with accounts of trade, manufacture, and changing fashions.